My Secret Passion: The Arias is the first classical album by Michael Bolton featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Steven Mercurio. The album includes a duet with Renée Fleming.
Due to both a lack of substantial promotion and criticism that Bolton lacked the range to perform opera, the album peaked on the Billboard Top 200 at No. 112, marking the end of a period of chart success for Bolton.
Track listing "Pourquoi me réveiller?" from Werther by Jules Massenet - 2:57 "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - 3:14 "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti - 4:52 "M'apparì" from Martha by Friedrich von Flotow - 3:08 "Che gelida manina" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini - 4:49 "O soave fanciulla" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini (Duet with Renée Fleming) - 4:26 "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo - 3:14 "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 3:17 "Recondita armonia" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 2:24 "È la solita storia" from L'arlesiana by Francesco Cilea - 4:42 "Celeste Aïda" from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi - 3:38
Credits
Production Michael Bolton – producer, vocal producer Grace Row – producer Dave Reitzas – vocal producer, vocal recording, mixing Rob Rapley – recording, editing Andrew Dudman – assistant engineer Steve Milo – assistant engineer, technical coordinator Alex Scanell – assistant engineer Jim Varvana – assistant engineer Brian Vipperts – assistant engineer Mark Rogers – technician Bob Whitney – editing Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios Alison Booth – project coordinator Ronnie Milo – project manager Lisa Stevens – project manager Bill Schumann – vocal and diction advisor Danielle Orlando – diction advisor Richard Haney-Jardine – English translator Christopher Austopchuk – art direction Joel Zimmerman – design Tom Woodruff – Illustrations Sheila Metzner – photography Gemina Aboitiz – stylist Ashley Peterson – hair, make-up Louis Levin – direction Sharon Ainsberg – management for Louis Levin Management Julia Tiger – management for Louis Levin Management
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