The Symphony World Tour was the forth worldwide concert tour by English

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singer Sarah Brightman. The tour started on 4 November 2008 in the city of

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and concluded on 5 April 2009 in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

. There were special guests that joined Brightman during select tour dates:

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's Fernando Lima, Italy's

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, and Greece's

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. The tour concept was a journey through the musical career that Sarah Brightman has had so far (three decades) and includes several

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virtual scenery that takes the audience from an enchanted forest,

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lamps to an atmosphere of

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. Much anticipation surrounded ''The Symphony World Tour'' especially since the production cost was reportedly more than $2

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and involved more than 100 tons of equipment.

Set List

#Sanvean (Instrumental) #Gothica #Fleurs Du Mal #Let It Rain #Symphony #Forbidden Colours (Interlude) #

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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 ...

# Hijo de la Luna #La Luna #Sarahbande (Interlude) #Anytime, Anywhere #Storia D'Amore #

Canto della Terra "Canto della Terra" is an Italian song which was the second single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 1999 album, '' Sogno''. The song was written by composer Francesco Sartori and lyricist Lucio Quarantotto, the same writers of Bocelli's ...

(with

in the US,

for the rest of the world) #Attesa Intermission #You Take My Breath Away #

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(with

in the US,

for the rest of the world) #Sarai Qui (with

) #I've Been This Way Before #Red Riding Hood Rap #First of May #I Believe in Father Christmas # Pasión (with Fernando Lima) #

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(with Fernando Lima) at some shows # Time to Say Goodbye # Deliver Me #Running #You And Me Notes * Sarai Qui was performed only during shows when

was the special guest * You & Me was an additional 3rd encore and performed at least during the 1 April 2009 show in Hong Kong and 4 April 2009 show in Taipei.

Tour dates

References

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