Opera is the first compilation album of opera arias by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli."Andrea Bocelli to release Opera", Music News, 25 October 2012 The album was released only in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 3 November 2012 through Sugar Music and Decca Records. It peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the singer's seventh top-ten album, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.

Background The album is a compilation of arias from Bocelli's previously recorded classical albums.

Track listing

Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart,"Robbie Williams tops UK single and album charts", BBC News, 11 November 2012Robbie Williams Crowned U.K. Charts King: Top Song, Album Billboard.com following Bocelli's performance of "Nessun dorma" on the Strictly Come Dancing results show the day before. With 14,577 copies sold, it became Bocelli's 16th Top 40 album and seventh Top 10 entry since his 1997 breakthrough, Romanza, while lifting his career sales to a 4,964,058 total in the United Kingdom.

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition Irish Albums (IRMA) 19

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position UK Albums (OCC) 102

Certifications and sales

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