1. Un Amore Cosi Grande
2. O Surdato Nnammurato
3. Mamma
4. Voglio Vivere Cosi
5. Santa Lucia
6. Funiculi Funicula
7. Because
8. Vieni Sul Mar
9. Granada
10. Era De Maggio - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Bonitatibus
11. Marechiare
12. E Vui Durmiti Ancora
13. Non Ti Scordar Di Me
14. Pulcinella

Andrea Bocelli – tenor, arranger
Veronica Berti – vocals
Giorgio Armani 	- wardrobe
Fausto Mesolella - guitar (classical)
Maurizio Sansone – keyboards
Paolo Costa – bass
Pasquale De Angelis - bass
Gianluca Mirra – drums
Lele Melotti – drums
Emidio Ausiello - percussion
Boomerang - vocal ensemble
Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra
Felice Pitolo – conductor
Luigi Lombardi D'Aquino - conductor

Although it's not likely to change many minds about Andrea Bocelli, this is one of the more intriguing items in the Italian crossover tenor's catalog. In a way it's surprising that he hasn't taken on this project until now, for the Neapolitan and Italian mid-century pop songs he performs here were in many ways the original "crossover" items from the European continent. On the other hand, the performers, like Caruso, who made these songs famous (or the earlier ones among them, at least), did so as opera singers who were offering an exaggerated, slightly camp version of their normal musical language. That's not what happens here. Incanto is billed as an evocation of Italy in the 1950s, as experienced through the romantic classics of cinema from Hollywood and from Italy itself. The CD and accompanying DVD are presented in a hardback booklet with artwork featuring Bocelli walking away from a parked Vespa motor scooter (you have to wonder whether product placement was involved). The arrangements are lush, pure mid-century pop with strings, much heavier than the ones you would hear with Caruso or even the contemporary operatic singers who have recorded discs like this, and conductor Steven Mercurio, leading the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, plays them to the hilt. And the thing with Bocelli himself is that his voice resides easily in the ranges and moves of these songs. He's not forcing his voice into operatic brilliance, but simply doing what comes naturally. The result is that the inherent humor in some of these songs, like Funiculì Funiculà, is diminished, but that those that rely on pure sentiment, like the Mexican chestnut Granada, are given a lightness and warmth that fits perfectly with what Bocelli is all about. After coming to international stardom, Bocelli attempted in various ways to tease new things out of his voice, which was probably beneficial in the end inasmuch as it kept the spotlight on his career: when he showed up in middle-sized cities around the world to sing opera, the press went with him. Here, he returns to his comfort zone -- paradoxically in music that wasn't always quite about a comfort zone, but the singer's fans who can pick his voice out from across a crowded shopping mall are going to love this. ---James Manheim, Rovi

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1. White Christmas 3:59
2. Angels We Have Heard on High 3:55
3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 3:33
4. The Christmas Song 4:33
5. The Lord's Prayer 4:24
6. What Child is This 4:31
7. Adeste Fideles 3:35
8. O Tannenbaum 4:18
9. Jingle Bells 3:36
10.Silent Night 4:37
11.Blue Christmas 4:18
12.Cantinque De Noel 4:34
13.Caro Gesu Bambino 1:44
14.I Believe 4:25
15.God Bless us Everyone 3:15

Andrea Bocelli – tenor, flute, arranger
Mary J. Blige – vocals
Courtney Blooding – vocals
Natalie Cole – vocals
Katherine Jenkins – vocals
Reba McEntire – vocals
Bianco Natale - vocals
David Foster - arranger, keyboards, organ, piano, producer
Daniele Bonaviri – guitar
Dean Parks - guitar
Maurice Murphy - trumpet
Brian Bromberg – bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Adderly School 	Children's - chorus
Janet Adderly - Children's Choirmaster
Salvation Army Boys Choir - Children's Chorus
Valerio Calisse - Choir Master
Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Andrea Bocelli's 2009 My Christmas album finds the Italian tenor performing various classic holiday-themed songs that touch on classical, opera, and pop. Included are such well-known holiday songs as "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "O Tannenbaum," and "Silent Night." The versatile Bocelli also delves into such iconic Christmas hits as "Blue Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" (featuring a duet with Natalie Cole). Of course, the opera and classic songs are Bocelli's bread and butter, and here listeners get such lavishly produced cuts as "Adeste Fidelis," "Cantique del Noel," and "Caro Gesu Bambino." My Christmas is not only a warm and inviting holiday album, but also a superb classical crossover entry worthy of Bocelli's discography. ---Matt Collar

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01. La Speme Ti Consoli 
02. Where E'er You Walk 
03. Sound An Alarm 
04. Dimmi Ben Mio Che M'ami 
05. L'amante Impaziente 
06. Beato Quei Che Fido Amor 
07. Ich Liebe Dich 
08. Der Engel 
09. Oh, Quand Je Dors 
10. Zueignung 
11. Mai 
12. Chanson D'amour 		play
13. Apres Un Reve 
14. La Lune Blanche Luit Dans Les Bois 
15. Le Secret 
16. Mandoline 
17. Hynne A La Nuit 		play
18. A La Madone 
19. Invocation 
20. La Reine Du Matin

Andrea Bocelli was born in 1958, in Lajatico, rural Tuscany, Italy.

A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari, the blind, Tuscany-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera. His participation in Pavarotti’s 1992 hit, Miserere, and Fornaciari’s 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Opera, however, represents only one side of his musical persona. Bocelli has been equally successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during The Night of Proms in November 1995, praised Bocelli when he said, “I have had the honour to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world.”

Bocelli’s first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit, Time to Say Goodbye, recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion of the David Foster- and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, The Prayer, sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as “best new artist”.

With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the top 3 positions on the U.S. classical albums charts. With over 5 million units sold worldwide, Sacred Arias became the biggest-selling classical album by a solo artist of all time. In 2006, Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and on March 2, 2010, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contribution to Live Theater.

Andrea Bocelli - śpiewak klasyczny (tenor), kompozytor i producent muzyczny. Ukończył studia prawnicze w Pizie. W repertuarze posiada cztery kompletne opery (La bohème, Il trovatore, Werther oraz Tosca), albumy klasyczne jak i popowe. Andrea wspomina dziecięcą fascynację wielkimi włoskimi tenorami, takimi jak Del Monaco, Gigli, a zwłaszcza jego idol – Franco Corelli. Bocelli marzył, by zostać wielkim tenorem. Jako nastolatek wygrał kilka konkursów wokalnych. Potem wyjechał do Pizy, aby studiować prawo. Występował w tamtejszych barach, grając na pianinie i śpiewając klasyczne przeboje słynnych piosenkarzy - Sinatry, Aznavoura i Piaf.

W 1992 roku włoski gwiazdor rockowy Zucchero szukał tenora, z którym prowadziłby próby przed wspólnym występem z Lucianem Pavarottim. Przypadkowo trafił na Bocellego. Pavarotti zachwycil się wówczas śpiewem nieznanego tenora. W 1993 roku Bocelli otrzymał zaproszenie do udziału w festiwalu piosenki w San Remo. Wygrał eliminacje z najwyższą punktacją w dziejach. Rok później zwyciężył w konkursie „Nowe twarze”. Błyskawicznie odniósł sukces na listach przebojów. Debiutancki album nagrany dla firmy Sugar - „Il Mare Calmo Della Sera” oraz następny album „Bocelli” zwróciły uwagę Europy na włoskiego śpiewaka. Na rynku międzynarodowym Bocelli zadebiutowal w roku 1996 albumem „Romanza”.

W 1998 roku ukazała się pierwsza płyta z muzyką klasyczną na rynku międzynarodowym – „Aria”. To jeden z największych sukcesów klasyki w dziejach fonografii. Królował na listach przebojów muzyki klasycznej, jak również konkurował pod względem sprzedaży z nagraniami muzyki pop. Jeszcze większym sukcesem okazał się kolejny album „Sacred Arias”. Zawierał kompozycje sakralne Bacha/Gounoda, Mozarta, Schuberta i Rossiniego. Orkiestrą towarzyszącą tenorowi dyrygowal Myung–Whun Chung. Wszystkie jego albumy sprzedały się w nakładzie ponad 70 milionów egzemplarzy na całym świecie.Dzięki temu stał się on, najlepiej sprzedającym się artystą w historii muzyki klasycznej.

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01. Canto Della Terra 
02. The Prayer
03. Sogno 
04. 'O Mare E Tu
05. A Volte Il Cuore
06. Cantico 
07. Mai Piu' Cosi' Lontano 
08. Immenso   
09. Nel Cuore Lei  
10. Tremo E T'Amo  
11. I Love Rossini 
12. Un Canto  
13. Come Un Fiume Tu  
14. A Mio Padre (6 Maggio 1992)

Personnel: 
Andrea Bocelli, Eros Ramazzotti, Celine Dion (vocals); 
Mauro Malavasi (arranger, conductor, keyboards, programming); 
Paulo Jorge Santos, Bruno Mariani, Michele Montefusco (guitar); 
Cecilia Chailly (harp); 
Domenico Servucci (bagpipes); 
Rudy Trevisi (clarinet); 
Paolo Bighignoli (bassoon); 
Guido Corti (horn); 
Rossella Calvi (English horn); 
Joao Ferreira, Ciccio Merolla (percussion); 
Miki Dei Rossi, Piero Marras (keyboard programming); 
Accademia Polifonica di Roma (background vocals).

Sogno consists entirely of new compositions, much of which are deliberately skewed toward the pop audience whom Andrea Bocelli was well on his way to earning in the spring of 1999. In other words, it's an album that seems to be a progression, at least on the surface, but it's also a consolidation of the crossover audience that he wooed over the course of the late '90s. Sogno pulls off that trick, balancing Bocelli's opera background with modern pop and Italian music. That stance alone -- finding a middle ground between classical and modern pop music -- will alienate the purists (who, truth be told, haven't been all that thrilled with Bocelli in the first place), but this doesn't discredit the music. True, there are moments on Sogno that don't work as well as others, but overall it flows nicely and maintains a fine balance between pieces that suggest opera without actually being opera, and adult contemporary songs such as "Nel Cuore Lei" (a duet with Eros Ramazzotti) or the Celine Dion duet "The Prayer," which was originally featured on the soundtrack for The Quest for Camelot. The most interesting moments are songs like "Come Un Fiume Tu," a collaboration with Ennio Morricone that manages to not only find a middle ground between those two extremes, but to push forward, as well. Songs like these keep Sogno fascinating, but it's the adult contemporary-flavored numbers that stand to bring in a larger, pop-oriented audience, who will then likely explore the rest of Bocelli's catalog. For skeptics, however, the very presence of pop-leaning numbers will confirm their doubts. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

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01 - La Voce Del Silenzio
02 - Sogno
03 - Il Mare Calmo Della Sera
04 - Dare To Live (Vivere) - Bocelli, Andrea & Laura Pausini
05 - Canto Della Terra
06 - A Te - Bocelli, Andrea & Kenny G
07 - Besame Mucho
08 - Mille Lune Mille Onde
09 - Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) - Bocelli, Andrea & Sarah Brightman
10 - Io Ci Sarò - Bocelli, Andrea & Lang Lang
11 - Romanza
12 - Vivo Per Lei - Bocelli, Andrea & Giorgia
13 - Melodramma
14 - Bellissime Stelle
15 - The Prayer - Bocelli, Andrea & Celine Dion
16 - Because We Believe

Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, NW Italy. As a child, he learned to play the piano, flute, and saxophone. Visually impaired from birth, Bocelli became blind at the age of 12 following a soccer injury. His break came when he recorded a demo tape of the song "Miserere" that was heard by Pavarotti. The duo recorded the song and had a major hit. Tenor, born on September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, NW Italy. Interested in music from an early age, he learned to play the piano, flute, and saxophone, and was often asked to sing at family gatherings. Visually impaired from birth, he became blind at the age of 12 following a soccer injury.

Bocelli later studied law at the University of Pisa, spent a year working as a lawyer, then decided to try a singing career, financing himself by playing piano in bars. His lucky break came in 1992 when he recorded a demo tape of a duet, Miserere, that was heard by Pavarotti, who was persuaded to record the song with him. The duo scored a Europe-wide smash hit and international success followed with the single Time To Say Goodbye (1996), recorded with Sarah Brightman.

Notable albums include Romanza (1997), Sueno (1999), Tosca (2003), Cieli di Toscana (2001), Amore (2006), and Incanto (2008). ---biography.com

Andrea Bocelli to śpiewak klasyczny (tenor), kompozytor i producent muzyczny. Ukończył studia prawnicze w Pizie. W repertuarze posiada cztery kompletne opery ( "La bohème", "Il trovatore", "Werther", "Tosca" ), albumy klasyczne jak i popowe. Bocelli urodził się z wrodzoną wadą wzroku - jaskrą, w wieku 12 lat uprawiając sport doznał wylewu krwi do mózgu i stracił wzrok.

Głos Andrei Bocellego uczynił z niego fenomen międzynarodowy. Debiutanckim albumem „Romanza” Andrea zwrócił na siebie uwagę milionów milośników muzyki na całym świecie, zdobywając szczyty list przebojów i mnóstwo Platynowych Płyt.

W 1993 roku Bocelli otrzymał zaproszenie do udziału w festiwalu piosenki w San Remo. Wygrał eliminacje z najwyższą punktacją w dziejach. Rok później zwyciężył w konkursie „Nowe twarze”. Błyskawicznie odniósł sukces na listach przebojów. Debiutancki album nagrany dla firmy Sugar - „Il Mare Calmo Della Sera” oraz następny album „Bocelli” zwróciły uwagę na włoskiego śpiewaka. Na rynku międzynarodowym Bocelli zadebiutowal w roku 1996 albumem „Romanza”.

Równolegle z karierą na polu muzyki popularnej tenor z sukcesem rozwija swoje zainteresowania operowe. Pierwszy album z muzyką klasyczną nagrany przez niego w 1995 roku nosił tytuł „Viaggio Italiano”. W 1998 roku ukazała się pierwsza płyta z muzyką klasyczną na rynku międzynarodowym – „Aria”. To jeden z największych sukcesów klasyki w dziejach fonografii. Królował na listach przebojów muzyki klasycznej, jak również konkurował pod względem sprzedaży z nagraniami muzyki pop. Jeszcze większym sukcesem okazał się kolejny album „Sacred Arias”. Zawierał kompozycje sakralne Bacha/Gounoda, Mozarta, Schuberta i Rossiniego. Orkiestrą towarzyszącą tenorowi dyrygowal Myung–Whun Chung. ---eska.pl

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1. Amapola 
2. Besame Mucho 
3. Les Feuilles Mortes 
4. Mi Manchi 
5. Somos Novios 
6. Canzoni Stonate 
7. Solamente Una Vez 
8. Jurame 
9. Pero Te Extrano 
10. Momentos 
11. L'appuntamento 
12. Cuando Me Enamoro 
13. Estate 
14. Can't Help Falling In Love 
15. Because We Believe

Romance. Passion. Emotion. These words are synonymous with the voice of Andrea Bocelli. Almost ten years ago he exploded onto the international music scene with Romanza, and has since sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide. Amore--released amongst the glamor of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy (where he will perform at the closing ceremony) and the romance of Valentine's Day--finds Bocelli straying from the carefully groomed classical ground in which he is most familiar. The concept of the album came from famed producer and longtime Bocelli fan David Foster along with co-producers Humberto Gatica and Tony Renis, who posed the question: Why not take the most beautiful love songs in the world and pair them with the most romantic voice in the world? The result is a beautiful album of pop standards that Foster has publicly claimed is "one of the most beautiful records I have ever been part of."

Embarking on a new era, Amore unveils a fresh sensuous sound that gently moves Bocelli into new territory. Spanish guitars flourish, traditional Latin percussion seductively keeps the tempo, accordions and harmonicas provide charming melodies, while sometimes Bocelli shares the spotlight with just a grand piano. Recorded late in the summer at Bocelli's Tuscan home studio overlooking the coast, the album exudes the natural beauty and breathtaking surroundings evident in Italy. Amore marks the only album David Foster has made outside of his Californian studio complex in two decades. This was also most musically gratifying for Bocelli: "I've been presented with opportunities I once could only dream of, challenges I longed to confront and experiences I will cherish forever, but while recording this album I realized that now is the perfect moment to arrive at an album of this repertoire, with the perfect producers, the perfect musicians and the perfect selection of songs." ---Editorial Reviews

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1. Prelude
2. Habanera: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle
3. Scene: Carmen, Sur Tes Pas Nous Pressons Tous
4. Duo: Parle-Moi De Mere
5. Duo: Que Son Fils L'aime Et La Venere
6. Seguedille Et Duo: Près Des Remparts De Séville
7. Couplets (Air De Toreador): Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre		play
8. Chanson: Halte-La! Qui Va La?
9. Duo: Je Vais Danser En Votre Honneur
10. Air De La Fleur: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetée
11. Non! Tu Ne M'aimes Pas!
12. Final: Hola Carmen							play
13. Air: C'est Des Contrabandier
14. Duo: Je Suis Escamillo
15. Final: Hola, Hola
16. Halte! Quelqu'un Est La
17. Duo Et Choeur Final: C'est Toi/C'est Moi

Andrea Bocelli (Don Jose)
Marina Domashenko (Carmen)
Bryn Terfel (Escamillo)
Eva Mei (Micaela)

The world’s most famous tenor brings his unmistakable voice to one of the world’s most popular operas, Carmen. The eleven highlights on this album are well-known, instantly recognized hits full of Spanish flavor and infectious melodies. --- Editorial Reviews

Andrea Bocelli was born in Lajatico, in rural Tuscany, not far from the ancient city of Pisa. Fascinated by the passion and storytelling of opera and traditional Italian music, Andrea dreamed of following in the footsteps of his idols; celebrated Italian tenors including Mario Del Monaco, Beniamino Gigli and especially Franco Corelli. While a child, Andrea’s beautiful, natural voice had made him something of a local celebrity. However his musical dreams were to be interrupted by the realities of adult life. To placate his family and their concerns for his future, he graduated from the University of Pisa in law, practicing as a state-appointed defense attorney for a short time. But his passion for music remained, and Andrea was soon studying under a number of maestros, most notably achieving a personal triumph and a source of encouragement when accepted as a pupil for master classes by his hero, tenor Franco Corelli.

In 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero enlisted then-unknown Andrea to record a ‘demo track’ of "Miserere," a duet to be recorded with Luciano Pavarotti. Andrea effortlessly captured the very essence of the song. As Zucchero later said, "He just had this ‘soul’". Andrea’s voice was soon attracting attention outside Italy. His international breakthrough hit was the beguiling "Con Te Partirò" and in it's duet arrangement with Sarah Brightman, "Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò)". The solo version was a worldwide smash, topping the French singles chart, while the duet held the top spot on Germany’s single chart for fourteen weeks, and, at three million copies, went on to become Germany's best selling single of all time. "I have wonderful memories singing with Andrea," says Sarah Brightman today. ‘’Time to Say Goodbye’ will always hold a special place in my heart."

In 1996 and 1997 Andrea Bocelli exploded on album charts across the world, with the international debut album, Romanza, a collection of passionate popular songs. Conquering Europe, then charts around the world, the album amassed a multitude of platinum and multi-platinum awards, with worldwide sales in excess of 16 million copies to date. Selling an impressive 500,000 copies in the Far East, one million in Italy, and more than three million in Latin America and Spain, the album also contained "Vivere," "Il Mare Calmo Della Sera," and the title track, Romanza," all of which feature on the new Best Of collection.

Andrea’s 1999 Best New Artist Grammy nomination marked the first time a classical artist had been nominated in the category in 38 years. ‘The Prayer’, his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film, The Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Song and was nominated for an Academy Award. In March 1999 Andrea released his second pop offering, Sogno. The album, which included “The Prayer,” entered the upper reaches of the pop album charts around the world, confirming Andrea’s position at the pinnacle of the world of popular music, and giving birth to the phenomenon of “Bocellimania”.

In the fall of this watershed year in an already impressive career, Andrea released Sacred Arias, which went on to become his most successful classical album to date. It has also become the biggest selling album by a classical soloist of all time. With its release, Andrea captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the No 1, 2 and 3 positions on the US classical album chart. The next three-and-a-half years followed with Andrea holding permanent residency at the No 1 spot.

In 2001, Andrea released the semi-autobiographical memoir, The Music of Silence, and closed the year with another hugely successful pop album, Cieli di Toscana, which included "Melodramma" and ‘’Mille Lune, Mille Onde”. The romantic yet melancholic sound of 2002’s Sentimento combined the voice of Andrea Bocelli with the exquisite violin of Maestro Lorin Maazel. The album was another huge success on the international pop and classical charts and this was reflected by Andrea’s acquisition of two awards including Album of the Year at the prestigious British Classical Brit Awards in 2003. In support of this album Andrea embarked on a packed concert schedule that took in places as far ranging as China and Madison Square Gardens in New York. In addition to these ubiquitous landmarks Andrea also performed in front of the Egyptian Pyramids (a highlight that could only be equaled by his performance in front of The Statue of Liberty earlier in this prolific career).

The 2004 release of Andrea’s fourth pop album, was followed in 2006 by Amore, featuring guest appearances by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera. The album also featured "Because We Believe," which Andrea performed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

As his zest and passion for life has shown, Andrea Bocelli is not a man to avoid a challenge, although his goals it seems are quite simple. "What I crave most, what I hope to achieve," he says, "is to communicate with the listener; to touch them in the same way that I was touched as a child by my favorite singers, who made me cry and made me dream."

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1.    Caccini: "Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)"
2.    Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – "Sancta Maria"
3.    Gounod: "Ave Maria"
4.    Schubert: Ellens Gesang, Op. 52/6, D 839 – "Ave Maria"
5.    Franck: "Panis Angelicus"				play
6.    Rossini: Stabat Mater – "Cujus Animam"
7.    Verdi: Requiem – "Ingemisco"
8.    Mozart: "Ave verum corpus", K. 618		play
9.    Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91/1 – "Der Engel"
10.   Handel: Serse, HWV 40 – "Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu"
11.   Niedermeyer: "Pietà, Signore"
12.   Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle – "Domine Deus"
13.   Schubert: Wiegenlied, Op. 98/2, D 498 – "Mille Cherubini In Coro"
14.   Gruber: "Silent Night"
15.   Wade: "Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"
16.   Lécot: "Gloria A Te, Cristo Gesù"
17.   Georges Bizet: "Angus Dei" (Bonus)
18.   Eric Lévi: "I Believe" (Bonus)

Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Myung-Whun Chung – conductor

When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalize Bocelli into a singer of "operatic" versus "popular" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of color and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Mozart's transporting "Ave Verum," as well as an arrangement of "Silent Night" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a program of "sacred" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (whose "angel" is the object of an overpoweringly erotic attraction) and Handel's figurative ode to a tree, "Ombra mai fu." Still, Bocelli sings with an unfeigned directness that is sure to expand his already enormous following even further. ---Thomas May

"Sacred Arias" was my first Bocelli CD (it hasn't been my last!). As a pastor, seminary student, and lover of classical music (especially sacred music) I was drawn to it the moment I saw it. And, when I first listened to it, I was not disappointed. I find each of the arias to be tremendously inspiring. But, the "Sancta Maria" brought tears to my eyes when I first heard it. This CD provides me with 62:22 minutes of worship as I listen to each of these beautifully sung praises and prayers that have served as a testimony of faith over time. It is obvious that these pieces are dear to Bocelli's heart because his heart is definitely in his interpretation of them. ---G. Howe

In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an ECHO Klassik for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the year", and a Goldene Europa for classical music, in 2000.

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