The Opera Band

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Not to be confused with Opera (band).
The Opera Band
File:The Opera Band album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Amici Forever
Released2003
GenreClassical
Length47:46
LabelRCA
ProducerNick Garrett, Nick Patrick, Matt Howe, Rick Blaskey & James Shearman
Amici Forever chronology
The Opera Band
(2003) 		Defined
(2005)

The Opera Band is the debut album by Amici Forever released in 2004.

Making of the album

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The members of Amici Forever met when rehearsing and performing at opera venues around the world. Tenor Geoff Sewell, originally from New Zealand, came up with the idea of an "opera band" mixing traditional opera with contemporary pop. The band features two tenors, two soprano singers and a bass-baritone singer.

Amici Forever signed with Arista Records and started playing high-profile gigs such as the FA Cup final and the English rugby union final. Nick Patrick, who had produced albums by the Gipsy Kings, Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye produced the band's first album The Opera Band. The album mixes opera classics such as "Nessun Dorma" with pop standards such as "Unchained Melody" and "Requiem for a Soldier" from the Band of Brothers soundtrack.

Track listing

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  1. "Prayer in the Night" (based on Handel's "Sarabande")
  2. "Senza Catene (Unchained Melody)"
  3. "Canto Alla Vita"
  4. "Vita Mia"
  5. "Requiem for a Soldier "
  6. "Whisper of Angels" (based on Faure's "Pavane")
  7. "The Pearl Fishers"
  8. "Soave Sia Il Vento"
  9. "Nimrod: Lux Æterna"
  10. "Song to the Moon"
  11. "Zadok the Priest"
  12. "Nessun Dorma"
  13. "Adeste Fidelis"
  14. "Olympia: Eternal Flame" (bonus track used as theme to BBC's 2004 Olympic Games coverage)

Charts

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Weekly chart

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 26

Year-end chart

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Chart (2004) Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[4] 40

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] 2× Platinum 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Amici Forever – The Opera Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Charts.nz – Amici Forever – The Opera Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Amici Forever – The Opera Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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