VD ▁Ens emble , ▁the ▁official ▁academic ▁ensemble ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁After ▁Vincent ▁Nic lo ▁met ▁the ▁ensemble ▁officials ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁M VD ▁director ▁General ▁El ise ev ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁tour ▁project , ▁for ▁all ▁Red ▁Army ▁Ch oir ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Op éra ▁Rou ge ▁( France ) ▁ ▁Vincent ▁Nic lo ▁performed ▁every ▁night ▁" A meno " ▁and ▁" La ▁Marse illa ise ", ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁appear ▁in ▁album ▁Op éra ▁Rou ge ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁that ▁also ▁include ▁many ▁pop - arr ang ements ▁of ▁classic ▁a rias ▁like ▁Gia como ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁" N ess um ▁D orm a ", ▁Carl ▁Or ff ' s ▁" C arm ina ▁Bur ana ", ▁Tom aso ▁Al bin oni ' s ▁" Ad ag io ", ▁Lu cio ▁Dal la ' s ▁" Car uso " ▁and ▁Luigi ▁Den za ' s ▁" F unic uli ▁F unic ula ". ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁commer cially ▁successful , ▁and ▁spent ▁ 5 ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁in ▁Top ▁ 5 ▁of ▁French ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁Nov embre ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Vincent ▁Nic lo ▁sang ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁Ch oir ▁- ▁M VD ▁Ens