Sacred Arias (Andrea Bocelli album)
Sacred Arias (), is the sixth studio album by Andrea Bocelli. 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, but also the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history. Awards. In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an ECHO Klassik for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the year", and a Goldene Europa for classical music, in 2000. PBS special. "Sacred  Arias: The Home Video", a DVD of a 1999 concert, filmed in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome and conducted by Myung-whun Chung, of the music of the album was also released. The concert aired on PBS stations nationwide. "Sacred Arias Special Edition", a two disc set was also released in 2003, containing the DVD of the album.