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My Secret Passion: The Arias

1998 studio album by Michael Bolton

My Secret Passion: The Arias
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	January 20, 1998
Genre	Opera
Length	36:33
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Grace Row and Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton chronology
All That Matters (1997) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

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 an extremely low #112, marking the end of a period of chart success for Bolton.

Track listing[edit]

1. "Pourquoi me réveiller?" from WertherbyJules Massenet - 2:57
2. "Nessun dorma" from TurandotbyGiacomo Puccini - 3:14
3. "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amorebyGaetano Donizetti - 4:52
4. "M'apparì" from MarthabyFriedrich von Flotow - 3:08
5. "Che gelida manina" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini - 4:49
6. "O soave fanciulla" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini (Duet with Renée Fleming) - 4:26
7. "Vesti la giubba" from PagliaccibyRuggero Leoncavallo - 3:14
8. "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 3:17
9. "Recondita armonia" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 2:24
10. "È la solita storia" from L'arlesianabyFrancesco Cilea - 4:42
11. "Celeste Aïda" from AïdabyGiuseppe Verdi - 3:38

Credits[edit]

• Producers – Grace Row and Michael Bolton
• Vocals produced by Michael Bolton and Dave Reitzas.
• Recorded by Rob Rapley at Abbey Road Studios (London, England), Passion Studios (Westport, CT), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) and Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).
• Mixed by Dave Reitzas at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
• Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios.
• Design – Joel Zimmerman
• Illustration – Tom Woodruff
• Photography – Sheila Metzner

References[edit]

In Popular Culture[edit]

In season 5 of the sitcom “The Nanny” lead characters Fran and Maxwell go to launch party of this album on what winds up a disastrous date. Michael Bolton makes an appearance and performs “Nessun Dorma” in the episode.