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Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English
classical crossover
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differ ...
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
singer, actress and dancer.
Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe
Hot Gossip
Hot Gossip (1974–86) were a British dance troupe who made television appearances and in 1978 backed Sarah Brightman on her single " I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".
Formation
Arlene Phillips moved to London to learn and teach developi ...
and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her
West End musical theatre debut in ''
Cats
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'' and met composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...
, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and
Broadway
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* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musicals, including ''
The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
'', where she originated the role of
Christine Daaé. Her original London cast album of ''Phantom'' was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album ever.
After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former
Enigma
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Computing and technology
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producer
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson (born 29 December 1963) is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa, and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album, '' Romanza''.
Peters ...
, this time as a classical
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
artist. She has been credited as the creator and remains among the most prominent performers of this genre, with worldwide sales of more than 25 million albums and two million DVDs, establishing herself as the world's best-selling
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
.
Brightman's 1996 duet with the Italian tenor
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...
, "
Time to Say Goodbye", topped the charts all over Europe and became the highest and fastest-selling single of all time in Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for 14 consecutive weeks and sold over three million copies.
It subsequently became an international success, selling 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the
best-selling singles of all-time.
She has collected over 200 gold and platinum record awards in 38 countries.
In 2010, she was named by ''
Billboard
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'' the fifth most influential and best-selling classical artist of the 2000s decade in the US
and according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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, she has sold 6.5 million albums in the country.
Brightman is the first artist to have been invited twice to perform the theme song at the
Olympic Games
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, first at the 1992
Barcelona Olympic Games
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where she sang "
Amigos Para Siempre
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" with the Spanish tenor
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...
with an estimated global audience of a billion people, and 16 years later in 2008 in
Beijing
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, this time with Chinese singer
Liu Huan
Liu Huan (born August 26, 1963, in Tianjin) is a Chinese singer and songwriter. He is one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. He combines his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of Interna ...
, performing the song "
You and Me" to an estimated four billion people worldwide.
In 2012, Brightman was appointed as the
UNESCO Artist for Peace UNESCO Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Amba ...
for the period 2012–2014, for her "commitment to humanitarian and charitable causes, her contribution, throughout her artistic career, to the promotion of cultural dialogue and the exchanges among cultures, and her dedication to the ideals and aims of the Organization".
Since 2010, Brightman has been
Panasonic
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's global brand ambassador.
In 2014, she began training for a
space tourism
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During the period from 2001 to 2009, seven space tourists made eight s ...
journey to the
International Space Station
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, later postponed until further notice, citing personal reasons. Brightman was given a knighthood in the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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The highest-ranking ...
, with the honorific Cavaliere, on 2 June 2016
and an honorary doctorate from the
University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was ident ...
in 2018, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to music and theatre.
Family and early life
Brightman is the eldest of six children of businessman Grenville Geoffrey Brightman (1934–1992) and Paula Brightman, née Hall. Her younger siblings are Nicola, Claudia, Jay, Joel, and
Amelia (aka Violet). She was brought up in
Little Gaddesden
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near
Berkhamsted
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, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of three she began taking dance and piano classes. She
then went on to perform in local festivals and competitions.
At age 11, she successfully auditioned for the
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent co-educational school offering specialist courses in Dance, Commercial Music, Musical Theatre and Acting for 8–19 year olds. Originally known as the Arts Educational School, Tring Pa ...
, a school specialising in performing arts.
[
She received her education at ]Elmhurst Ballet School
Elmhurst Ballet School is an independent school for professional classical ballet in the United Kingdom. It takes students aged 11–19 years who intend to pursue a career in professional classical ballet. Elmhurst provides a full academic day i ...
, Birmingham, the Arts Educational School
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Overview
ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in mus ...
in Chiswick
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, West London, and the Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...
.
In 1973, at the age of 13, Brightman made her theatrical debut in the musical ''I and Albert
''I and Albert'' is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen.
P ...
'' at the Piccadilly Theatre
The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at 16 Denman Street, behind Piccadilly Circus and adjacent to the Regent Palace Hotel, in the City of Westminster, London, England.
Early years
Built by Bertie Crewe and Edward A. Stone ...
, London, playing one of Queen Victoria's daughters (Victoria).
In 1976 she was recruited into Arlene Phillips' troupe Hot Gossip
Hot Gossip (1974–86) were a British dance troupe who made television appearances and in 1978 backed Sarah Brightman on her single " I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".
Formation
Arlene Phillips moved to London to learn and teach developi ...
in 1977. The group had a disco hit in 1978 with "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as "(I Lost My Heart to A) Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Geraint Hughes of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip. It was the ...
", which sold half a million and reached number six on the UK charts. She was also briefly with Pan's People
Pan's People were a British all-female dance troupe most commonly associated with the BBC TV music chart show ''Top of the Pops'', from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. They appeared on many other TV shows in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, and al ...
after they parted with their host show Top of the Pops
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in 1976. Brightman, now solo, released more disco singles under her own label, Whisper Records, such as "Not Having That!" and a cover of the song " My Boyfriend's Back". In 1979, Brightman appeared on the soundtrack of the film "The World Is Full of Married Men
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Plot summary
Set in London in the swinging sixties, middle-aged advertising executive David Cooper cheats on ...
" and sang the song "Madam Hyde".
Career
1981–1989: Stage career
In 1981, Brightman auditioned for the new musical ''Cats
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'', by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...
, and was cast as Jemima. After a year in ''Cats'', Brightman took over from Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford (born 22 July 1964) is an English actress, dancer and singer. She came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s, when she had a notable role in the TV series ''Just William''. In the 1980s, she played c ...
as Kate in ''The Pirates of Penzance
''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 187 ...
'' at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, and appeared as Tara Treetops in ''Masquerade'', a musical based on Kit Williams
Christopher "Kit" Williams (born 28 April 1946) is an English artist, illustrator and author best known for his 1979 book '' Masquerade'', a pictorial storybook which contains clues to the location of a golden (18 carat) jewelled hare created ...
's book of the same title. In that year she left to play the title role in Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to such Broadway musicals as ''Bye Bye Birdie (musical), Bye Bye Birdie'', ''Applause (musical), Applause'', and ''Annie (musical), Annie''. ...
's children's opera, ''Nightingale
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''.
Enticed by a rave review, Webber went to watch her in the show one evening and was greatly impressed by her performance. Though she had appeared in his musical ''Cats'', Webber had not previously singled Brightman out as a great talent. The two married in 1984, and Brightman appeared in Lloyd Webber's subsequent musicals including ''The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
'' and ''Song and Dance
''Song and Dance'' is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a unifying love story.
The "Song" act is ''Tell Me on a Sunday'', with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Ll ...
'', as well as the mass
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Requiem
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, which was written and composed for Lloyd Webber's father.
In 1985, Brightman's recording of "Pie Jesu "Pie Jesu" ( ; original Latin: "Pie Iesu" ) is a text from the final couplet of the hymn " Dies irae", and is often included in musical settings of the Requiem Mass as a motet. The phrase means " pious Jesus" in the vocative.
Popular settings
The s ...
" was a strong commercial success, selling 25,000 copies on the first day of release and peaking at number 3, despite the lyrics being in Latin. With classical music permeating the Lloyd Webber household (Brightman was in heavy operatic training at the time), Lloyd Webber was moved to write the Requiem Mass as a tribute to his father. Its Manhattan premiere, starring Plácido Domingo
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and Brightman, was filmed by the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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and
PBS
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for later broadcast. The LP eventually became UK's top selling classical album of the year and earned Brightman a Grammy nomination as Best New Classical Artist.
Brightman starred as
Christine Daaé in Lloyd Webber's adaptation of ''The Phantom of the Opera''. The role of Christine was written specifically for her.
Lloyd Webber refused to open ''The Phantom of the Opera'' on
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
unless Brightman played Christine.
Initially, the American
Actors' Equity Association
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balked, because of their policy that any non-American performer must be an international star.
Lloyd Webber had to cast an American in a leading role in his next
West End musical
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before Equity would allow Brightman to appear (a promise he kept in casting ''
Aspects of Love
''Aspects of Love'' is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is based on the 1955 novella of the same name by David Garnett.
The piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actr ...
'').
In the end, it was a compromise that was successful.
''Phantom'' received $17 million in advance sales prior to opening night on 26 January 1988. The original cast album was the first in British musical history to enter the music charts at number one. Album sales now exceed forty million worldwide—the biggest selling cast album of all time—and has gone six times platinum in the United States, twice platinum in the UK, nine times platinum in Germany, four times platinum in the Netherlands, 11 times platinum in Korea and 31 times platinum in Taiwan. Despite the success both in London and on Broadway, Brightman received mostly negative reception from critics for her performance and was not nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Musical at the Tony Awards. While some reviewers praised Brightman for her singing, her acting was widely criticized.
After leaving ''Phantom,'' she performed in a tour of Lloyd Webber's music throughout England, Canada and the United States, and performed Requiem in the Soviet Union. Studio recordings from this time include the single "Anything But Lonely" from ''Aspects of Love'' and two solo albums: the 1988 album ''
The Trees They Grow So High
"The Trees They Grow So High" is a British folk song (Roud 31, Laws O35). The song is known by many titles, including "The Trees They Do Grow High", "Daily Growing", "Long A-Growing" and "Lady Mary Ann".
A two-verse fragment of the song is found ...
,'' a collection of
folk song
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s accompanied by piano, and the 1989 album ''
The Songs That Got Away
''The Songs That Got Away'' is an album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. The songs selected for this album were allegedly based on an idea by Brightman's then husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. His idea was to incorporate songs which were mostly fro ...
,'' a compilation of obscure musical theatre songs from shows by such composers as
Irving Berlin
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Born in Imperial Russi ...
and
Stephen Sondheim
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. Brightman also sang the song "Make Believe" during the credits of the children's film ''Grandpa''; Howard Blake composed the music and wrote the lyrics.
She was a subject of the television programme ''
This Is Your Life'' in 1989 when she was surprised by
Michael Aspel
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at RAF Wittering in Lincolnshire.
By 1990, Brightman and Lloyd Webber had separated. After their highly publicized divorce, Brightman played the lead in Lloyd Webber's ''Aspects'' in London opposite
Michael Praed
Michael Praed ( ; born 1 April 1960), birth name Michael David Prince, is a British actor and narrator, probably best remembered for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series ''Robin of Sherwood'', which attained cult status ...
, before transferring to Broadway.
Her subsequent solo album, ''
As I Came of Age,'' was an eclectic collection of folk-rock and musical theatre songs that Brightman herself chose.
1990s: Solo career
In 1992, Brightman performed with
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...
at the
Barcelona Olympic Games
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singing the theme song "
Amigos Para Siempre
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" ("Friends Forever") to a worldwide audience of 3 billion people. Following the appearance, Brightman pursued solo recording, and inspired by the German band
Enigma
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Computing and technology
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, she requested to work with one of its members,
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson (born 29 December 1963) is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa, and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album, '' Romanza''.
Peters ...
. Their first release together was ''
Dive
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'' (1993), a water-themed pop album that featured "
Captain Nemo
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", a cover of a song by the Swedish
electronica
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band
Dive
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. The album received her first Gold award in Canada.
Brightman and Peterson's second collaboration yielded the pop rock album,
''Fly'' (1995) with the single "A Question of Honor"—a mélange of electronic, rock, classical strings and excerpts from the Alfredo Catalani opera ''
La Wally
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The libretto is based on a hugely successful ' by Wilhelmine von Hillern (1836–1916), ' ...
''. The song and the video were introduced at the World Boxing Championship match between Germany's
Henry Maske
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Amateur career
Maske was born in Treu ...
and
Graciano Rocchigiani
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.
In 1997, Brightman released the album ''
Timeless/Time to Say Goodbye''. It remains as Brightman's biggest-selling album. It went gold,
platinum
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Platinu ...
and/or
multi-platinum
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in 21 countries, selling over 1.4 million copies in the US, and topped the ''Billboard'' Top
Classical Crossover
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differ ...
Albums chart in the US for 35 weeks.
The lead single from the album, "Time to Say Goodbye", was the second song that Brightman debuted at the World Boxing Championship in Germany. This duet with tenor
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...
became an international hit and sold more than 3 million copies in Germany. The album eventually sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
In March 1998, Brightman produced her first own
PBS
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special,
Sarah Brightman: In Concert at the
Royal Albert Hall
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.
The same year, Brightman starred in ''
A Gala Christmas in Vienna'' alongside
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...
,
Helmut Lotti
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and
Riccardo Cocciante
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Personal life
Cocciante was b ...
singing traditional Christmas carols. On 7 April 1998 she was one of the guest stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday celebration singing ''Hosanna'' with
Dennis O'Neill,
The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
's title song with
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Ba ...
, "
All I Ask of You" with
Michael Ball
Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor. He made his West End debut in 1985 playing Marius Pontmercy in the original London production of ''Les Misérables'', and went on to star in 1987 as Raoul in ...
and "
Music of the Night
"The Music of the Night" (also labelled as just "Music of the Night") is a major song from the 1986 musical ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera''. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles H ...
", both also from ''Phantom of the Opera''.
With the success of ''Timeless'', Brightman released her next album, ''
Eden'' in 1998. She personally selected each song and convinced the Italian composer
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...
to let her set lyrics to one of his film compositions, "''
Gabriel's Oboe
"Gabriel's Oboe" is the main theme for the 1986 film '' The Mission'', with Robert de Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson and directed by Roland Joffé. The theme was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone, and has since been arranged and perfor ...
''" from the film
''The Mission'' resulting in "
Nella Fantasia
"" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film '' The Mission'' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was ...
". The album, unlike ''Time to Say Goodbye'', incorporated more pop music elements. Reviews were mixed –
LAUNCHcast
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deemed ''Eden'' "deliriously sappy", while Allmusic called ''Eden'' "a winning combination". ''Eden'' reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Classical Crossover Albums chart and No. 65 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart and was certified Gold in the United States.
2000–2004: Further international success
In 2000, ''
La Luna'' was released. For this album, Brightman chose songs drawing on pop, vintage jazz, and high opera, in homages to Dvořák, Beethoven and Billie Holiday. ''La Luna'' reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums and peaked at No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Brightman's second highest-selling album in the United States with sales of 900,000 and reaching Gold certification.
It became her biggest-selling album in Asia, with a quintuple platinum certification in Taiwan.
At her 2000 PBS La Luna concert, Brightman sang "
There for Me" in a duet with an up-and-coming star,
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
. At the end of 2001, ''Billboard'' magazine noted Brightman as the most important classical crossover artist from the United Kingdom.
In 2001, Brightman released ''
Classics
Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...
'', an anthology including highlights from three of Brightman's chart-topping releases along with seven new tracks; this was released worldwide except Europe. In the US the album peaked at No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and went Gold.
In Canada it peaked at No. 9 and was certified Platinum; and in Japan, ''
Classics
Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...
'' became Brightman's most successful release at the time with 300,000 units sold and reaching Platinum status.
Her 2003 album ''
Harem
Harem (Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A hare ...
'' represented another departure: a
Middle Eastern-themed album influenced by dance music. On ''Harem'', Brightman collaborated with artists such as
Ofra Haza
Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza ( he, בת-שבע עפרה חזה; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000), known as Ofra Haza (), was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actress, and Grammy Award-nominated recording artist commonly known in the Western world as ...
and Iraqi singer
Kazem al-Saher
Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir ( ar, كاظم الساهر}), is an Iraqi singer and composer.
He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic ...
.
Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist.
His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and he has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres.
Early life and background
Kenn ...
contributed violin tracks to the songs "
Free" and "The War is Over" and
Jaz Coleman
Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman (born 26 February 1960) is an English singer and musician. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of post-punk group Killing Joke.
Coleman is known for his unique raspy baritone voic ...
contributed arrangements.
The album peaked at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart,
No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Classical Crossover Albums chart, No. 1 on the Swedish Album Chart, and yielded a No. 1 dance/club single with the remix of the title track. Some time later, another single from the album (the ballad "Free", cowritten with
Sophie B. Hawkins) became a second Top-10 hit on this chart.
The albums ''Eden'', ''La Luna'' and ''Harem'' were accompanied by live world tours which incorporated the theatricality of her stage origins. Brightman acknowledged this in an interview, saying, "They're incredibly complicated...
ut alsonatural. I know what works, what doesn't work, all the old tricks". In both 2000 and 2001, Brightman was among the top 10 most popular British performers in the US, with concert sales grossing $7.2 million from 34 shows in 2000 and over $5 million from 21 shows in 2001.
In 2004, the Harem World Tour grossed $60 million and sold 700,000 tickets,
$15 million and 225,000 sales of which came from the North American leg, although with ticket prices raised 30% from previous tours, average sales per venue were up 65%.
In North America, Harem tour promoters Clear Channel Entertainment (now
Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American global entertainment company and monopoly that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The company promotes, operates, and manages ticket sales for live entertainme ...
) took the unusual step of advertising to theatre subscribers, in an effort to reach fans of Brightman's Broadway performances, and also sold VIP tickets, at $750 each, which included on-stage seating during the concert and a
backstage pass.
Tour reviews were mixed: one critic from the ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' called the La Luna tour "not so much divine but post-human" and "unintentionally disturbing: a beautiful argument of emptiness."
Television specials on
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
were produced for nearly every Brightman album in the US; a director of marketing has credited these as her number-one source of exposure in the country.
Her concert for ''Eden'' was among PBS's highest-grossing pledge events.
[Chin, Siew May]
To the moon and back
''Metro Times
The ''Detroit Metro Times'' is a progressive alternative weekly located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area.
History and content
Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed f ...
'', Detroit, 19 November 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
2006–2008: ''Diva'', ''Symphony'' and Beijing Olympics Appearance
Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of ''
Diva: The Video Collection''. ''
The Singles Collection'' is the accompanying CD, released on the same date. The album marked the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States; it reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Classical Crossover Albums chart.
In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 copies sold on its first week of release, and became Japan's biggest-selling classical album of 2007. Subsequently, it was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade.
By 2008, the album achieved a
Double-Platinum
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...
certification.
With ''Diva'', Brightman was also South Korea's best-selling international artist of 2010 as the album topped the international charts all throughout the year. ''Diva'' was certified Quintuple Platinum and its digital single, "
Nella Fantasia
"" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film '' The Mission'' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was ...
" sold over 2 million units. Other releases in Europe were ''
The Very Best of 1990–2000
''The Very Best of 1990–2000'' is a 2001 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. It features songs from her albums produced by Frank Peterson. Also notable is the Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult ...
'' and ''
Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman''.
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On 1 July 2007, Brightman appeared at the
Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana was a benefit concert held at the newly built Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday. 31 August that year brought the 10th ann ...
held at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
, London, an event organised to celebrate the life of
Princess Diana of Wales, where she sang "
All I Ask of You" from ''The Phantom of the Opera'' with
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
. Around 15 million people across the UK watched ''Concert for Diana'' at home, and it was broadcast to over 500 million homes in 140 countries. On 7 July 2007 Brightman performed four songs ("
Nessun Dorma
"" (; English: "Let no one sleep") is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' (text by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni) and one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, (the unknown prince), ...
", "La Luna", "
Nella Fantasia
"" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film '' The Mission'' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was ...
" and "Time to Say Goodbye") at the Live Earth Concert Series, and debuted her single "
Running
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...
" at the 2007
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
Championships in Osaka, Japan. In this period Brightman also recorded a duet with
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
Murray was the fir ...
singing "
Snowbird
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Snowbird may also refer to:
Places
*Snowbird, Utah, an unincorporated area and associated ski resort
*Snowbird Lake, a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada
*Snowbird ...
", which was included on Murray's 2007 album ''
Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends''.
On 29 January 2008, Brightman released her first album in five years: ''
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...
'', influenced by
gothic music.
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CBS News
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, 29 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008/ In the United States, it became Brightman's most successful chart entry and also her highest ranked album on ''Billboards "Top 200 Albums". It was also a No. 1 album on two other ''Billboard'' charts: "Top Internet Albums" and "Top Classical Crossover Albums". The album moved there 32,033 copies in first week,
according to
Nielsen Soundscan
Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Products, and MRC Data) is a provider of music sales data. Established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1991, data is collected weekly and made available every Sunday (for albums sales) and eve ...
. The album was a top 5 release in China, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico and Japan and a top 20 across Europe.
Featured on the album were artists
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...
,
Fernando Lima, and
KISS
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
vocalist
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popula ...
, who duets with Brightman on "
I Will Be with You", the album version of the theme song to the tenth
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
motion picture, ''
Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai'' (''Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai''). On 16 January 2008, she also appeared in concert at Vienna's
Stephansdom Cathedral, performing songs from her new album. Special guests who sang duets with Brightman include Italian tenor
Alessandro Safina
Alessandro Safina () is an Italian operatic pop tenor.
Born in Siena, Italy, Safina has sought to combine his interests in opera and modern pop music.
Music education
Safina began to study music when he was nine years old and attended a music ...
, Argentinean
countertenor
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a s ...
Fernando Lima, and British singer
Chris Thompson.
![Sarah Brightman2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Sarah_Brightman2007.jpg)
Brightman performed "
Pie Jesu "Pie Jesu" ( ; original Latin: "Pie Iesu" ) is a text from the final couplet of the hymn " Dies irae", and is often included in musical settings of the Requiem Mass as a motet. The phrase means " pious Jesus" in the vocative.
Popular settings
The s ...
" and "
There You'll Be
"There You'll Be" is a song by American country music singer Faith Hill. Written by Diane Warren, produced by Trevor Horn and Byron Gallimore, and orchestrated by David Campbell, the song was released on May 21, 2001, and was included on the ...
" at the United States
Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...
concert on 25 May 2008 held on the
west lawn of the
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, which is formally known as the United States Congress. It is located on Capitol Hill ...
in Washington, D.C. The show was broadcast live on
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
before a concert audience of 300,000, as well as to American troops serving around the world on the American Forces Radio and Television Network.
[
] Brightman made her feature film debut as Blind Mag in the
rock musical
A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song cycles, as they sometimes tell a story through the rock music, and some album musicals and concept ...
film ''
Repo! The Genetic Opera
''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' is a 2008 American rock opera horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvin ...
'' which was released on 7 November 2008.
[
] Brightman was cast in the film at the last minute after the original actress who was cast for the role was dropped.
On 8 August 2008, Brightman sang the Olympic theme song, "
You and Me", with Chinese star
Liu Huan
Liu Huan (born August 26, 1963, in Tianjin) is a Chinese singer and songwriter. He is one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. He combines his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of Interna ...
in both
Mandarin
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Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
and English at the
Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. The performance was broadcast to over five billion viewers. In the 26 hours after the performance, "You and Me" was downloaded 5.7 million times.
Brightman released her first holiday album, entitled ''
A Winter Symphony'' on 4 November 2008. The album debuted at number No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and scored a number six in the
Top Holiday Albums
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, pr ...
. The album was composed of an array of Christmas favourites including "
Silent Night
"Silent Night" (german: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", links=no, italic=no) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an ...
" and "
In the Bleak Midwinter
"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, commonly performed as a Christmas carol. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of ''Scribner's Monthly,'' and was first c ...
". Also featured are a duet in "Ave Maria" with Mexican Tenor Fernando Lima, covers of pop tracks including ABBA's instrumental song "
Arrival
Arrival(s) or The Arrival(s) may refer to:
Film
* ''The Arrival'' (1991 film), an American science fiction horror film
* ''The Arrival'' (1996 film), an American-Mexican science fiction horror film
* ''Arrival'' (film), a 2016 American science ...
" plus a rendition of
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...
's, "I've Been this Way Before".
To accompany ''
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...
'' and ''
A Winter Symphony'', Brightman embarked on a tour in Autumn 2008; "The Symphony World Tour", that included virtual and holographic stage sets.
2009–2010: ''Symphony: Live in Vienna'' and UNESCO World Heritage Sites concerts
In response to persistent calls for a global release of the
Symphony: Live in Vienna concert,
EMI Music
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...
launched worldwide the
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
special which featured Brightman's performance at
Vienna
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's
St. Stephen's Cathedral on 16 January 2008, in both audio and visual formats. The Symphony—Live in Vienna television special debuted on PBS in March 2008 during the network's spring pledge drive and aired throughout the month. ''Symphony: Live in Vienna'' was listed as the thirteenth best-selling album of the year in Mexico.
The music of Brightman was featured in the film ''Amarufi: Megami no hôshû'' (international title: ''
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess''), which was a special production to mark
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba
today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ...
's 50th anniversary, the first Japanese film to be shot entirely on location in Italy. In conjunction with the release of the film ''Amalfi'', Brightman released only in Japan an album titled ''
Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs'' which reached Gold status and was Japan's best-selling classical album of 2009. At the end of the year, Brightman was the seventh best selling international artist in Japan.
![Sarahbrightmanchichenitza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Sarahbrightmanchichenitza.jpg)
Brightman performed "The Concert of the Pyramid" at the archaeological site of
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza , es, Chichén Itzá , often with the emphasis reversed in English to ; from yua, Chiʼchʼèen Ìitshaʼ () "at the mouth of the well of the Itza people" was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal ...
, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
and one of the
New Seven Wonders of the World
The New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2000 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. The popularity poll via free Web-based voting and small amounts of telephone voting was led by Canadian-Swiss ...
. One year later, in 2010, Brightman continued touring Asia with five performances in Tokyo alone, followed by presentations in
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Overview Cityscape
File:もてな ...
,
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
in Japan,
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
in China and
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
in South Korea.
On 3 November 2010, Brightman was invited to sing at the
Tōdai-ji
is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji, Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Nara, Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year ...
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
temple complex located in the city of
Nara
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It i ...
, Japan. The temple is a listed
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". The concert was recorded and later broadcast nationwide by
TBS network.
2011–2015: UNESCO, ''Dreamchaser'' and space tourism
In early 2012, Brightman received the
UNESCO Artist for Peace UNESCO Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Amba ...
Award for her "commitment to humanitarian and charitable causes, her contribution, throughout her artistic career, to the promotion of cultural dialogue and the exchanges among cultures, and her dedication to the ideals and aims of the Organization".
She was also appointed as
Panasonic
formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Kadoma, Osaka P ...
's global brand ambassador, and is the face of Panasonic's strategic partnership agreement with the
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
World Heritage Centre as she starred in their joint campaign, "The World Heritage Special," that was aired on the
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television television network, network and flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel owned by the National Geograp ...
worldwide.
On 10 October 2012, Brightman hosted a press conference in Moscow announcing her intention to become a
space tourist
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism.
During the period from 2001 to 2009, seven space tourists made eight s ...
on a future
orbital spaceflight
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit. To do this around the Earth, it must be on a free trajectory which has an altit ...
mission to the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ...
(ISS) in partnership with
Space Adventures
Space Adventures, Inc. is an American space tourism company founded in 1998 by Eric C. Anderson. Its offerings include zero-gravity atmospheric flights, orbital spaceflights (with the option to participate in a spacewalk), and other spacefl ...
, Ltd., a
private space experiences company. Brightman was to have paid around £34 million for the trip, which she said she had paid herself.
On 16 April 2013, Brightman's released her eleventh studio album, ''
Dreamchaser
''Dreamchaser'' is the eleventh studio album by English singer Sarah Brightman. This album is Brightman's first collaboration with producer Mike Hedges and centres on the concept of space. The offering was inspired by Brightman's decision to ...
''. The offering was inspired by her decision to become the first singer in outer space. This album was Brightman's first collaboration with producer
Mike Hedges and
Sally Herbert. It received acclaim from critics, many considering it Brightman's strongest work to date, and many pointed out the coherence of the song choices and the quality of Brightman's vocals.
''Dreamchaser'' was Brightman's first album to enter on the ''Billboard''
Independent Albums
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chart, became her seventh No. 1 album in the ''Billboard'' Top Classical Albums chart and made a strong debut in the
''Billboard'' 200 at No. 17 moving 20,358 copies on its first week of release.
During the autumn season 2013, Brightman performed the
Dreamchaser World Tour
The Dreamchaser World Tour was the fifth worldwide concert tour by English soprano singer Sarah Brightman in support of her album ''Dreamchaser'' (2013). The North American tour had been planned to begin in early 2013, but all dates were resche ...
in Canada, Mexico, the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong,
Qatar
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, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine,
Latvia
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, Finland, Turkey and
Bulgaria
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. The
concert tour
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was very successful as it entered the list of the top-grossing tours in North America during the respective season. On 6 June, Brightman filmed a new
PBS
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TV special entitled ''
Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser in Concert'' at
Elstree Studios
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where she set up a competition so fans could have the chance of winning tickets to attend the exclusive filming. ''Dreamchaser in Concert'' aired on PBS on 3 August, with a setlist of twelve songs (plus two bonus songs) featuring both new songs and well-known favorites.
On 13 May 2015, Brightman announced she had cancelled her trip to the International Space Station, citing family reasons. With her backup,
Satoshi Takamatsu
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Business career
Takamatsu received a Bachelor of Science in solid-state physics from the University of Tsukuba in 1983, working for Jap ...
, also withdrawing from the flight, Kazakh cosmonaut
Aidyn Aimbetov
Aidyn Akanuly Aimbetov ( kk, Айдын Ақанұлы Айымбетов, ''Aidyn Aqanūly Aiymbetov''; russian: Айдын Аканович Аимбетов,Soyuz TMA-18M
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.
2016–2017: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Continuous touring
On 2 June 2016, Brightman was bestowed the Italian decoration
'Cavaliere' in the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana by the Consul General of Italy, Francesco Genuardi. During the ceremony, Genuardi expressed, the motivation of Brightman's distinction: "Ms. Sarah Brightman who with her extraordinary voice and with her excellent music has contributed in an excellent way in spreading the Italian language and culture at a high level worldwide".
The private ceremony was held on the occasion of the
Festa della Repubblica
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Italiana (The Italian National Day) at the Consulate General of Italy in New York City.
On 6 July 2016, Brightman released her eighth
compilation album
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: ''
Gala – The Collection''. This album was released exclusively on Japan in commemoration of the tour,
Gala: An Evening with Sarah Brightman. The concert tour would later add more destinations, presenting shows in other Asian countries, such as South Korea, China and Taiwan. Once finished in March 2017, Brightman had presented 25 shows in three different continents. During the same month, Brightman performed at
Starmus 3 Festival in Tenerife, Canary Islands, in honour of Professor
Stephen Hawking along with composer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, Oscars and four Grammy Awards, Grammys, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmys and a Tony Awar ...
and
Anathema
Anathema, in common usage, is something or someone detested or shunned. In its other main usage, it is a formal excommunication. The latter meaning, its ecclesiastical sense, is based on New Testament usage. In the Old Testament, anathema was a cr ...
.
On 7 January 2017, Brightman presided over the naming ceremony as godmother of the
Richard Branson
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Branson expressed ...
's new 600-guest ship , the first of two new all-suite vessels for the company.
On 27 March 2017, Brightman co-headlined the concert tour
Royal Christmas Gala, along with
Gregorian,
Mario Frangoulis
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,
Narcis Iustin Ianău, and
Fernando Varela. The tour consisted of 23 European dates on the months of November and December of that same year, centered around the festive season.
2018–present: ''Hymn'', Phantom China project and Honorary Doctorate
On 7 June, Brightman announced in Shanghai that she will be joining a team of celebrity judges on a musical theatre casting TV show. Judges will be searching for the first Chinese Phantom in 2020. The selected winner will not only perform on stage in the Chinese production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'', but will possibly also appear in
London's West End
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or the New York City
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
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production as well.
On 10 September, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the
University of Hertfordshire
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, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to music and theatre.
On 17 September 2018, Brightman announced her fifteenth full-length album
''Hymn'', which was released on 9 November 2018 under Decca Gold/ Universal Music Group. The following week, on 16 November, the digital single "Miracle (Sarah's Version)", composed by Japanese rock star
Yoshiki
Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshiki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義樹, "justice, tree"
*義基, "justice, foundation"
*義機, "justice, opportu ...
, was released, reaching the top 10 on iTunes classical music charts in 15 countries. In addition to the new album, Brightman announced a world tour, which began in South America in November 2018 and included 125 shows across five continents throughout 2019, concluding with her return to London's Royal Albert Hall for the first time over 20 years, with guest performers from the ''Hymn'' album Narcis, Vincent Niclo, and Yoshiki.
Music and voice
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Brightman underwent vocal training first with Elizabeth Hawes, head of the
Trinity Music College
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...
in London, and later with
Ellen Faull
Ellen Hartla Faull (14 October 1918 – 2 December 2008) was an American operatic soprano and voice teacher.Stabler, David"Ellen Faul: Singer, Teacher, Inspiration" ''The Oregonian'', 9 December 2008Cummings, David M.Faull, Ellen ''International W ...
of
Juilliard
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. She studies with voice teacher David Romano. According to Brightman, her voice can reach an
F6.
David Caddick, a conductor of ''Phantom'', has stated:
What is amazing about Sarah is that she has two voices, really. She can produce a pop, contemporary sound, but she can also blossom out into a light lyric soprano
A lyric soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre that can be heard over an orchestra. The lyric soprano voice generally has a higher tessitura than a soubrette and usually plays ingenues and o ...
. The soprano part of her voice can go up to a F6 above her known E6. She doesn't sing it full out, but it is there. Of course, she has to dance while she is singing some of the time, so it's all the more extraordinary.
She sometimes uses her pop and classical voices in the same song. One example is "Anytime, Anywhere" from ''Eden'', a song based on
Albinoni
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While famous in his day as an opera comp ...
's Adagio in G minor. In the song, she starts out in classical voice, switches to pop voice temporarily, and finishes with her classical voice. Another example is heard in the Lions Gate film ''
Repo! The Genetic Opera
''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' is a 2008 American rock opera horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvin ...
'', during the songs "Chase The Morning" and "Chromaggia" by her character, Blind Mag.
Brightman's music is generally classified as classical crossover. According to Manhattan Records GM Ian Ralfini, she is largely responsible for the popularity of the genre. In a 2000 interview with ''People (magazine), People'', Brightman dismissed the classical crossover label as "horrible" but stated she understood people's need to categorise music. Her personal influences include 1960s and 1970s musicians and artists such as David Bowie and Pink Floyd,
and she incorporates aspects of genres from pop/rock to classical. Her work has also been compared to that of Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, Cher and Celine Dion. The material on her albums ranges from versions of opera arias from composers such as Giacomo Puccini, Puccini (on ''Harem'', ''Eden'', and ''Timeless''), to pop songs by artists such as Kansas (band), Kansas ("Dust in the Wind" on ''Eden''), Dido (singer), Dido ("Here with Me (Dido song), Here with Me" on ''La Luna''), and Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" on ''La Luna''). She sings in many languages which are English, Spanish, French, Latin, Italian and Japanese.
Personal life
At age 18, in 1979, Brightman married Andrew Graham-Stewart, who at that time managed the German band Tangerine Dream. She later met
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...
when she performed in ''Cats''. In 1983, Brightman divorced Graham-Stewart and later that same year, Lloyd Webber divorced his first wife, Sarah Hugill, with whom he had two children.
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Lloyd Webber and Brightman married on 22 March 1984 and their relationship quickly became the subject of intense media and Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid scrutiny until their divorce in 1990. They are on friendly terms; in 2006, at the 20th London anniversary of ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Lloyd Webber called Brightman a "wonderful woman" and "absolutely beloved mentor", and she performed at the 25th anniversary of the musical in 2011. He appeared as a special guest in her Sarah Brightman: In Concert, 1997 concert at the
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...
in London.
Brightman had a 10-year relationship with Frank Peterson, during which they tried and were unsuccessful in having children. In a 2006 interview with British magazine ''Hello! (magazine), Hello!'', she said motherhood would have been "lovely" but accepted that she would never have a child.
Charity work
On 8 February 2012, Brightman accepted the
UNESCO
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nomination to be an "Artist for Peace" Ambassador. Additionally, she is actively engaged in Panasonic's
UNESCO
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World Heritage Centre endeavours, and stars in their ''The World Heritage Special'' campaign.
In 2012, in conjunction with Virgin Galactic, the Brightman STEM Scholarship program (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) was launched. It will help young women in the US pursue STEM education across their four-year college careers.
On 27 June 2013, the Reignwood Group announced at the Beijing Theatre that Brightman would be a promotional ambassador for its 10 Trinity Square, a landmark in the Reignwood Group's global expansion, in London for the next four years. This is the second time for the group to cooperate with an influential artist, the first being with tenor Plácido Domingo, in 2008.
In November 2013, Brightman donated US$533,000 to those affected by Hurricane Ingrid in the Mexican state of Guerrero—the entire profit from her sold-out show in Mexico City on 13 November 2013.
On 30 October 2013, Brightman announced through the media that she was honoured to be part of the Advisory Council for the Challenger Center, the non-profit science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education organisation, stating "[t]hrough my partnership with the Challenger Center, I hope to inspire in children the same wonder and excitement for space exploration that I feel myself." Challenger Center and its network of more than 40 Challenger Learning Centers engage students in hands-on experiences that strengthen knowledge in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and inspire students to pursue careers in these important fields.
In April 2014, Brightman participated as an orchestra director in Parkinson's UK ''Symfunny'' at the
Royal Albert Hall
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4 June, with the aim of finding a cure for the disease.
In July 2015, the inaugural Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Sarah Brightman Music Scholarships were also awarded to their first recipients. The scholarships will support students in their postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music on the two-year Master of Music Programme.
Awards
Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 countries.
Brightman was awarded the decoration 'Cavaliere' in the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.
The highest-ranking ...
on 2 June 2016.
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– Germany's Best-Selling Single of All Time (''
Time to Say Goodbye'')
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UNESCO
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Hand-in-Hand Award
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, Golden Key to the City of Chicago
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– Biggest Hit of All Time (''
Time to Say Goodbye'')
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, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of live performance
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Stage credits
Musicals
*''
I and Albert
''I and Albert'' is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen.
P ...
'' (as Queen Victoria, Princess Victoria and street waif), 1973 Piccadilly Theatre, London
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Cats
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'' (as
Jemima), 1981 New London Theatre
*''Masquerade (musical), Masquerade'' (as Tara Treetops), 1982
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Nightingale
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'' (as Nightingale), 1982 Buxton Festival and the Lyric, Hammersmith
*''
Song and Dance
''Song and Dance'' is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a unifying love story.
The "Song" act is ''Tell Me on a Sunday'', with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Ll ...
'' (as the girl/Emma), Palace Theatre in London on 28 April 1984
*''
The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
'' (as Christine Daaé), 1986 Her Majesty's Theatre London, 1988 Broadway
*''
Aspects of Love
''Aspects of Love'' is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is based on the 1955 novella of the same name by David Garnett.
The piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actr ...
'' (as Rose Vibert), December 1990 at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway
Operetta
*''
The Pirates of Penzance
''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 187 ...
'' (as Kate), 1982
*''The Merry Widow'' (as Valencienne), 1985
Plays
*''Trelawny of the 'Wells', Trelawny of the Wells'' (as Rose Trelawny), 1992 Harold Pinter Theatre
*''Relative Values (play), Relative Values'' (as Miranda Frayle), 1993 Chichester Festival and Savoy Theatre
*''Dangerous Obsession'' (as Sally Driscoll), 1994 Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
*''The Innocents (play), The Innocents'' (as Miss Giddens), 1995 Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
Filmography
*''
Song and Dance
''Song and Dance'' is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a unifying love story.
The "Song" act is ''Tell Me on a Sunday'', with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Ll ...
'', 1984 film performed live on stage.
*''Granpa'', 1989 animated children's film, singing "Make Believe" over the end credits
*''Brokedown Palace'', 1999 film, singing "Deliver Me (song), Deliver Me"
*''Zeit der Erkenntnis'', 2000 German feature film, as herself
*''
Repo! The Genetic Opera
''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' is a 2008 American rock opera horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvin ...
'', 2008 feature film, as Blind Mag
*''Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess, Amarufi: Megami no hôshû'' (''Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess''), 2009 feature film (Japan), as herself
*''1st Night, First Night'', 2010 feature comedy film, as Celia
*''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, The Phantom of the Opera'', 2011 25th anniversary film performed live at the Royal Albert Hall, as herself
DVD live concerts
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Sarah Brightman: In Concert
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A Gala Christmas in Vienna
*One Night in Eden
*La Luna: Live in Concert
*The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas
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Symphony: Live in Vienna – Recorded at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
*Dreamchaser in Concert
*Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert#TV and cinema event, Hymn: in Concert
*A Christmas Symphony (featuring Aled Jones) – This is also her second concert where she invited Andrew Lloyd Webber as one of her special guests. Recorded at Christ Church, Spitalfields.
Selected discography
Studio albums
* 1988: ''
The Trees They Grow So High
"The Trees They Grow So High" is a British folk song (Roud 31, Laws O35). The song is known by many titles, including "The Trees They Do Grow High", "Daily Growing", "Long A-Growing" and "Lady Mary Ann".
A two-verse fragment of the song is found ...
''
* 1990: ''
As I Came of Age''
* 1993: ''
Dive
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
''
* 1995: ''Fly (Sarah Brightman album), Fly''
* 1997: ''Timeless (Sarah Brightman album), Timeless''
* 1998: ''
Eden''
* 2000: ''
La Luna''
* 2003: ''
Harem
Harem (Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A hare ...
''
* 2008: ''
Symphony
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''
* 2008: ''
A Winter Symphony''
* 2013: ''
Dreamchaser
''Dreamchaser'' is the eleventh studio album by English singer Sarah Brightman. This album is Brightman's first collaboration with producer Mike Hedges and centres on the concept of space. The offering was inspired by Brightman's decision to ...
''
* 2018: ''Hymn (Sarah Brightman album), Hymn''
Albums with Lloyd Webber
* 1989: ''
The Songs That Got Away
''The Songs That Got Away'' is an album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. The songs selected for this album were allegedly based on an idea by Brightman's then husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. His idea was to incorporate songs which were mostly fro ...
''
* 1992: ''Sarah Brightman Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber''
* 1995: ''Surrender (Sarah Brightman album), Surrender''
* 1997: ''The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection''
* 2002: ''Encore (Sarah Brightman album), Encore''
* 2005: ''Love Changes Everything (Sarah Brightman album), Love Changes Everything''
Compilation albums
* 2001: ''
The Very Best of 1990–2000
''The Very Best of 1990–2000'' is a 2001 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. It features songs from her albums produced by Frank Peterson. Also notable is the Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult ...
'' & ''
Classics
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* 2006: ''
Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman'' & ''Diva: The Singles Collection''
* 2009: ''
Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs'' & ''Bella Voce (album), Bella Voce''
* 2014: ''Voce – Sarah Brightman Beautiful Songs'' (Japan only)
* 2015: ''Rarities Volume 1, Rarities Volume 2, 2 & Rarities Volume 3, 3'' (Digital Only)
* 2016: ''
Gala – The Collection'' (Japan only)
* 2020: ''France'' (France only)
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Duets
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Andrea Bocelli
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– "
Time to Say Goodbye", "Canto Della Terra"
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Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...
–
Requiem
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, "The Closing of the Year", "Là ci darem la mano", "Love Unspoken", "Time to Say Goodbye", "''La traviata'': Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)", "''Die Lustige Witwe'' – Lippen Schweigen", "''The Phantom Of The Opera'': All I Ask Of You", "''West Side Story'': Maria & Tonight", "Fröhliche Weihnacht", "Cantemos rapaces", "Angels from the Realms of Glory", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Happy Christmas", "Silent Night"
* John Gielgud – "Gus: the Theatre Cat"
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José Carreras
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Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...
– "Amigos para Siempre", "Love Unspoken", "''La traviata'': Libiamo ne' lieti calici... Brindisi", "Subaru"
* Michael Crawford – ''
The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber): "Little Lotte.../The Mirror...", "The Phantom of the Opera", "I Remember.../"Stranger Than You Dreamt It...", "Notes.../Twisted Every way...", "Wandering child.../Bravo, Monsieur...", The Point of No Return", "Down Once More.../Track Down This Murder..."
* Steve Barton – ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber): "Think of Me", "Little Lotte.../The Mirror...", "Why Have You Brought Me Here.../Raoul, I've Been There...", "All I Ask of You", "Notes.../Twisted Every Way...", "Wandering Child.../Bravo, Monsieur...", "Down Once More.../Track Down This Murderer..."
* Rosemary Ashe – ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber): "Think of Me", "Notes.../Twisted Every Way..."
* Elaine Paige – ''
Cats
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'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber): "Memory"
* Brian Blessed – ''Cats'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber): "The Moments of Happiness"
* Gordon Sandison (baritone), Gordon Sandison – ''
Nightingale
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'' (Charles Strouse): "I Was Lost", "Death Duet"
* Alexa Vega – ''
Repo! The Genetic Opera
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'': "At the Opera Tonight", "Chase the Morning", "Everyone's a Composer"
* Paris Hilton – ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'': "At the Opera Tonight", "Bravi!", "Luigi, Pavi, Amber Harass Mag"
* Bill Moseley – ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'': "At the Opera Tonight", "Bravi!", "Luigi, Pavi, Amber Harass Mag"
* Paul Sorvino – ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'': "At the Opera Tonight", "Bravi!", "Luigi, Pavi, Amber Harass Mag", "Seeing You Stirs Memories (Part 2)"
* Nivek Ogre, Ogre –
Repo! The Genetic Opera
''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' is a 2008 American rock opera horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvin ...
: "At The Opera Tonight", "Bravi!", "Luigi, Pavi, Amber Harass Mag"
* Anthony Stewart Head – ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'': "At the Opera Tonight", "Everyone's a Composer"
* Terrance Zdunich – ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'': "At the Opera Tonight"
* Colm Wilkinson – ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' (Nick Morris & Laurence Connor): "The Phantom of the Opera"
* Anthony Warlow – ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' (Nick Morris & Laurence Connor): "The Phantom of the Opera"
* Peter Jöback – ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' (Nick Morris & Laurence Connor): "The Phantom of the Opera"
* John Owen-Jones – ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' (Nick Morris & Laurence Connor): "The Phantom of the Opera"
* Ramin Karimloo – ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' (Nick Morris & Laurence Connor): "The Phantom of the Opera"
* José Cura – "Just Show Me How to Love You", "There for Me"
*
Josh Groban
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– "There for Me", "All I Ask of You"
*
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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– "Whistle Down the Wind"
* Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones – "Something in the Air"
*
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Ba ...
– "The Phantom of the Opera"
* Cliff Richard – "All I Ask of You", "Only You"
* John Barrowman – "Too Much in Love To Care"
* Gary Martin (actor), Gary Martin – "Everything's Alright"
*
Gregorian – "Eden", "Free", "Moment of Peace", "Join Me", "Heroes", "When A Child is Born", "Send Me An Angel", "Voyage Voyage", "Don't Give Up", "Vide Cor Meum", "Hymn (Live from Royal Christmas Gala & A Christmas Symphony)"
*
Riccardo Cocciante
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Personal life
Cocciante was b ...
– "Cantemos Rapaces", "Child in a Manger", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Happy Christmas", "Silent Night"
*
Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenorGoldsmith B (2009)Belgian tenor Helmut Lotti wants to find his own style ''WDEZ''. Retrieved 23 April 2010. and singer-songwriter. Lotti performs in ...
– "Fröhliche Weihnacht", "Cantemos Rapaces", "Christmas is Here Again", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Happy Christmas", "Silent Night"
* Geoffrey Parsons (pianist), Geoffrey Parsons – "The Trees They Grow So High"
* Kadim Al-Saher – "The War Is Over"
*
Nigel Kennedy
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His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and he has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres.
Early life and background
Kenn ...
– "Free", "The War is Over", "Gueri de Toi"
*
Ofra Haza
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– "Mysterious Days"
* Shweta Shetty – "The Journey Home", "Arabian Nights"
* Natacha Atlas – "Arabian Nights", "Harem French version with Natacha Atlas", "French/English version with Natacha Atlas"
* Asha Bhosle – "You Take My Breath Away"
*
Chris Thompson – "How Can Heaven Love Me", "I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go)", "The Phantom of the Opera", "You Take My Breath Away"
*
Fernando Lima – "Pasión", "Ave Maria"
*
Alessandro Safina
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Born in Siena, Italy, Safina has sought to combine his interests in opera and modern pop music.
Music education
Safina began to study music when he was nine years old and attended a music ...
– "Sarai Qui", "Canto Della Terra", "The Phantom of the Opera" (Symphony World Tour – México, Asia), "There for Me" (Gala – An Evening with Sarah Brightman Tour)
*
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis ( el, Μάριος Φραγκούλης, Mários Frankoúlis; born 18 December 1967) is a Greek vocalist and theatre actor, famous for his refined tenor vocals. Born in Rhodesia, Frangoulis after his three decade long career has ...
– "Carpe Diem", "Sarai Qui", "Canto Della Terra", "The Phantom of the Opera" (Symphony World Tour – EE.UU., Canadá)
* Vincent Niclo – "Sogni"
*
Paul Stanley
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– "I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go)"
*
Liu Huan
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– "You And Me"
* Schiller (band), Schiller – "The Smile"
* Sash! – "The Secret Still Remains" or "The Secret" & "The Secret (2007)"
*
Hot Gossip
Hot Gossip (1974–86) were a British dance troupe who made television appearances and in 1978 backed Sarah Brightman on her single " I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".
Formation
Arlene Phillips moved to London to learn and teach developi ...
– "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper"
* Prince Ital Joe Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark – "Happy People", "Life in the Streets" (Background vocals Sarah Brightman)
*
Michael Ball
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– "All I Ask of You", "Seeing is Believing"
* Andrzej Lampert – "I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go)"
* I Muvrini – "Tu Quieres Volver"
* Eric Adams (musician), Eric Adams – "Where Eagles Fly"
* Jacky Cheung – "There For Me"
* Richard Marx – "The Last Words You Said"
* Randy Waldman – "The Last Words You Said"
* Stephan Moccio – "What You Never Know"
* Lukas Hilbert – "Mysterious Days"
* Steve Harley – "The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)#Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley version, The Phantom of the Opera"
* Erkan Aki – "Just Show Me How To Love You","The Phantom of the Opera", "Canto della Terra" and "Sarai Qui" (Sarah Brightman in Concert 2009 and Dreamchaser World Tour).
* Paul Miles-Kingston – "Pie Jesu"
* Seiko Matsuda – Sweet Memories [1998]
* Andrew Swait: "Pie Jesu" (The Classical Brit Awards – 8 May 2008)
* Mark Butcher – "Take The Weather With You", "Heroes", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Music of the Night", " Ain't No Sunshine", "The Rose", "Moon River"
* Princessa – "Calling You" (1996) (Background vocals Sarah Brightman)
*
Anne Murray
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Murray was the fir ...
– "Snowbird"
* Betty Buckley – "Memory" (Kennedy Center Honor – 3 December 2006)
* Lesley Garrett – "Abide with me" (FA Cup Final 19 May 2007)
* Jackie Evancho – "
Time to Say Goodbye" – (''America's Got Talent'' – 15 September 2010)
* Steve Harley – "The Phantom of the Opera"
* SASH! – "The Secret" (29 March 2013) (Featuring Sarah Brightman)
* Israel Kamakawiwoʻole – "Hawaii 78"
*
Narcis Iustin Ianău – "Pie Jesu" (Gala – An Evening with Sarah Brightman Tour)
*
Yoshiki
Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshiki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義樹, "justice, tree"
*義基, "justice, foundation"
*義機, "justice, opportu ...
– "Miracle"
* Eric Whitacre Singers – "Fly To Paradise"
* Vincent Niclo – "Sogni"
Tours
*"A Timeless Evening with Sarah Brightman" (UK and Germany) 1997
*"One Night in Eden Tour" 1999 (Worldwide)
*"La Luna World Tour" 2000–2001 (Worldwide)
*"Harem World Tour" 2004–2005 (2004: Worldwide, 2005: Mini-Tour in Japan)
*"The Symphony World Tour" 2008–2009 (Worldwide)
*"Sarah Brightman in Concert" October 2009 (Latin America)
*"Sarah Brightman in Concert with Orchestra" October 2010 (Asia)
*"
Dreamchaser World Tour
The Dreamchaser World Tour was the fifth worldwide concert tour by English soprano singer Sarah Brightman in support of her album ''Dreamchaser'' (2013). The North American tour had been planned to begin in early 2013, but all dates were resche ...
" 2013–2014 (Worldwide)
*"
Gala: An Evening with Sarah Brightman" 2016 (Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia)
*"
Royal Christmas Gala" – co-headlining concert tour with
Gregorian,
Fernando Varela,
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis ( el, Μάριος Φραγκούλης, Mários Frankoúlis; born 18 December 1967) is a Greek vocalist and theatre actor, famous for his refined tenor vocals. Born in Rhodesia, Frangoulis after his three decade long career has ...
, and Narcis Iustin Ianău, Narcis; November – December 2017 (Europe)
*"Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert" 2018–2020 (Worldwide)
*"A Christmas Symphony" 2021 (USA) 2022 (Asia)
*"A Starlight Symphony: An Evening with Sarah Brightman" - featuring special guest
Yoshiki
Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshiki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義樹, "justice, tree"
*義基, "justice, foundation"
*義機, "justice, opportu ...
- 2022 (USA and Mexico)
See also
*List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
*List of Billboard number-one dance club songs, List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance club songs
References
External links
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*
*
Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd. Website
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