Verdi (album)

Verdi
Studio album by
Andrea Bocelli
Released12 September 2000 (2000-09-12)
Genre
LabelPhilips
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Sacred Arias
(1999) 		Verdi
(2000) 		Cieli di Toscana
(2001)

Verdi is Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's seventh studio album and fourth classical album, of Verdi's most famous arias, released in 2000. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, accompanied Bocelli for the album.[1] The album was certified Gold in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America[2] and in Switzerland by IFPI of Switzerland,[3] Platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association,[4] and Double Platinum in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.[5]

  1. ^ Andrea Bocelli, Zubin Mehta To Release CD Of Verdi Arias[dead link], VH1.com, 2 September 2000 article.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Verdi". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Verdi arias')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Verdi". Music Canada.
  5. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – The Verdi Album" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter The Verdi Album in the "Artiest of titel" box.