My Secret Passion: The Arias

My Secret Passion: The Arias
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	January 20, 1998
Studios	Abbey Road Studios (London, England, UK) Passion Studios (Westport, Connecticut) Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Sony Music Studios and The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
Genre	Opera
Length	36:33
Label	Sony Classical
Producers	Grace Row Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton chronology
All That Matters (1997) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 No. 112, marking the end of a period of chart success for Bolton.

Track listing

1. "Pourquoi me réveiller?" from Werther by Jules Massenet - 2:57
2. "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - 3:14
3. "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti - 4:52
4. "M'apparì" from Martha by Friedrich 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 Pagliacci by Ruggero 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'arlesiana by Francesco Cilea - 4:42
11. "Celeste Aïda" from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi - 3:38

Credits

Production

• Michael Bolton – producer, vocal producer
• Grace Row – producer
• Dave Reitzas – vocal producer, vocal recording, mixing
• Rob Rapley – recording, editing
• Andrew Dudman – assistant engineer
• Steve Milo – assistant engineer, technical coordinator
• Alex Scanell – assistant engineer
• Jim Varvana – assistant engineer
• Brian Vipperts – assistant engineer
• Mark Rogers – technician
• Bob Whitney – editing
• Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios
• Alison Booth – project coordinator
• Ronnie Milo – project manager
• Lisa Stevens – project manager
• Bill Schumann – vocal and diction advisor
• Danielle Orlando – diction advisor
• Richard Haney-Jardine – English translator
• Christopher Austopchuk – art direction
• Joel Zimmerman – design
• Tom Woodruff – Illustrations
• Sheila Metzner – photography
• Gemina Aboitiz – stylist
• Ashley Peterson – hair, make-up
• Louis Levin – direction
• Sharon Ainsberg – management for Louis Levin Management
• Julia Tiger – management for Louis Levin Management