''Sacred Arias'' (), is the sixth

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. Released in 1999, the album, featuring music composed in traditional Christian styles, is not only Bocelli's most commercially successful classical album to date with over 5 million copies sold,"Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music"

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Bocelli was accompanied by the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Myung-whun Chung.

Track listing

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: " Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)" # : "Gloria a te, Cristo Gesù" # Georges Bizet: "Agnus Dei" (Bonus) #

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: "I Believe"'' (Bonus)

Charts

Chart performance

Certifications

Awards

In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an

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for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the Year", and a

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for classical music, in 2000.

PBS special

A DVD of the concert, filmed in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, was also released in 1999.The concert aired on the

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''. This broadcast was nominated in 2000 for an Emmy Award – Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program. ''Sacred Arias Special Edition'', a two disc set with CD and DVD was released in 2003.

References

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