Living a Dream is the third album by Welsh mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...

 Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns.-Early life and education:...

, released on 31 October 2005, in the UK. It charted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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 and at number 1 on the UK Classical Album Chart.

Track listing

1. "L'Amore Sei Tu" ("I Will Always Love You")
2. "I Vow to Thee My Country"
3. "One Fine Day (Un bel dì)"
4. "Canto Della Terra"
5. "Music of the Night"
6. "Nessun dorma
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   Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot...
   
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7. "Cinema Paradiso/Se"
8. "Ebben Ne Andro Lontana"
9. "Amazing Grace"
10. "David of the White Rock"
11. "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
12. "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"
13. "Over the Rainbow"
14. "Torna a Surriento"
15. "Don't Stand at My Grave And Weep"
16. "We'll Meet Again"

Certification and sales

In the UK the album has been certified as Platinum (300,000) by the BPI

British Phonographic Industry

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Jenkins officially became the fastest selling classical artist in the UK when the album sold more than 47,000 copies in its first week of release.