Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman ( born August 14, 1960 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England) is an English soprano and actress.

Life

Already the age of three she began ballet lessons. Her debut celebrated in I and Albert at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in the role as the daughter of Queen Victoria. Her first marriage with Andrew Graham Stewart Sarah Brightman was already 18 years old. She was then the second wife of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber; the couple married on 22 March 1984. 's premiere of Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera in 1986 Sarah Brightman sang the role of Christine Daae, which was written to her by Webber on the body. The marriage remained childless and ended in divorce in 1990. Their singing and musical work is characterized by a wide variety of styles, in which she knows how to convince their followers after conception, respectively. Critics see this very openness of the singer as an indication of an impairment of the quality of their performances.

Furthermore sang Sarah Brightman often with the Gregorian, a group of singers who sing that pop and rock music in the Gregorian style, on their albums and single releases. The same did her sister Amelia Brightman.

Sarah Brightman sang with Andrea Bocelli in 1996, the duet Time to Say Goodbye, which then evolved into the hit. On August 25, 2007 Brightman appeared at the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka in Japan with their new song Running on. It plays a major role in the rock opera published in 2008 film Repo! The Genetic Opera Darren Lynn Bousman of.

The album Symphony was released in the spring of 2008, it is I want to be with you duet with KISS singer Paul Stanley to hear, also sang in 1999 in Phantom of the Opera. The title song Symphony is a cover of the song Symphony of the German band Silbermond. At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, she was allowed with the Chinese pop star Liu Huan sing together the Olympic anthem. In January 2008 she gave a concert for the album Symphony in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral which was also filmed. They were joined by a 30 -member string orchestra, the choir consisted of 16 singers, plus also some duet partners were present. In early November 2008 she released her first Christmas album A Winter Symphony.

Brightman's music genres are mainly Crossover Classical and Pop.

Since February 2012 Brightman 's "Artist for Peace" of UNESCO.

Space Tourism

On October 10, 2012 Brightman announced that it is planning for their next world tour about the company Space Adventures, a trip to the International Space Station ( ISS). The flight there will be in a Soyuz spacecraft, the length of stay will be about 10 days. The Russian space agency Roskosmos confirmed on May 6, 2013, that being negotiated with Space Adventures about it. About Brightman's stay on the ISS is not yet decided, he could be held in October 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Trees They Grow so High ( aka Early One Morning, 1988)
  • As I Came of Age (1990 )
  • Dive (1993)
  • Fly (1995, Europe -only release )
  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection ( 1997)
  • Eden (1998)
  • La Luna (2000, European version, including La Luna Operatic version, not included on the U.S. version )
  • La Luna (2000, new version, five more songs, including Moon River as a hidden track )
  • Harem (2003)
  • Symphony (2008)
  • A Winter Symphony (2008)
  • Dreamchaser (2013 )

Other albums

  • Cats ( 1981 Cast Recording )
  • Nightingale ( 1983 Cast Recording )
  • Song and Dance ( 1984 Cast Recording )
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Requiem ( 1985 Cast Recording )
  • The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986 Cast Recording )
  • Carousel - Studio Cast (1987 )
  • The Songs That Got Away ( 1989)
  • Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber ( 1992)
  • Surrender ( 1995)
  • Timeless ( album title in the United States: Time to Say Goodbye ) ( 1996)
  • The Trees They Grow so High ( Reissue) (1998)
  • Fly II (2000, Limited Tour Edition)
  • The Very Best of 1990-2000 (2001, Europe only release )
  • Classics (2001, not in Europe )
  • Encore (2002)
  • The Harem Tour ( Limited Edition ) (2004, Limited Tour Edition)
  • The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas ( 2004)
  • Love Changes Everything: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Volume 2 (2005)
  • Diva: The Singles Collection (2006, not in Europe )
  • Classics - The Best of Sarah Brightman (2006, Europe - release, extended version )
  • Repo - The Genetic Opera (Original Soundtrack - 22 Tracks ) (Limited Deluxe Edition - 38 Tracks ) (2008 )
  • Symphony: Pre-Show Music ( Orchestral ) (2008, Limited Tour Edition)
  • Symphony - Live from Vienna ( 2009)
  • Amalfi: Sarah Brightman Love Songs (2009, have been published only in Japan)
  • Bella Voce (2009, have been published only in the U.S.)
  • Voce - Sarah Brightman Beautiful Songs (2014, have been published only in Japan)

Singles

  • The Adventures of a Love Crusader (1979 )
  • Love in a UFO (1979 )
  • My Boyfriend's Back (1981 )
  • Not Having That! (1981)
  • Him ( 1983)
  • Rhythm of the Rain ( 1983)
  • Unexpected Song ( 1984)
  • Pie Jesu with Paul Miles Kingston ( 1985)
  • The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986)
  • The Music of the Night ( 1986)
  • All I Ask of You, with Cliff Richard ( 1986)
  • Doretta 's Dream, the title song from A Room with a View (1987 )
  • Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (1987 )
  • Make Believe (1989 )
  • Anything But Lonely (1989 )
  • Something to Believe In (1990 ) (United Kingdom)
  • Amigos Para Siempre, with José Carreras (1992 )
  • Captain Nemo (1993 )
  • The Second Element (1993 )
  • A Question of Honour (1995 )
  • Heaven is Here (1995 )
  • How Can Heaven Love Me (1995 )
  • Time to Say Goodbye with Andrea Bocelli (1996 )
  • Just Show Me How to Love You, with José Cura (1997)
  • Tú Quieres Volver (1997)
  • Who Wants to Live Forever ( 1997)
  • There for Me, with José Cura (1997)
  • Starship Troopers, with United Citizen Federation (1998)
  • Eden (1998)
  • Deliver Me (1999)
  • So Many Things ( 1999)
  • The Last Words You Said ( 1999) ( Taiwan)
  • A Whiter Shade of Pale (2001)
  • Moment of Peace, with Gregorian (2001)
  • Join Me with Gregorian (2002)
  • Harem - Remixes (2003 ) (USA)
  • What You Never Know (2003 ) (Canada )
  • Free ( 2004 ) (digital single)
  • Pasión, with Fernando Lima (2007 ) (digital single)
  • I Will Be with You ( Where the Lost Ones Go), with Chris Thompson, theme song of the 10th Pokémon movie ( 2007)
  • Running, theme song of the charity IAAF Green Earth Gaya (2007 ) (digital single)
  • Angel ( 2012) (digital single)
  • One Day Like This (2012 ) (digital single)
  • Song & Dance (1984, Limited Edition)
  • Requiem (1985 )
  • Andrea Bocelli A Night in Tuscany (1998)
  • Christmas in Vienna V or A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1998, together with other artists )
  • One Night in Eden (1999)
  • Time of knowledge ( 2000)
  • American Dream Andrea Bocelli 's Statue of Liberty Concert ( 2000)
  • Vatican Christmas Concert ( 2000)
  • La Luna: Live in Concert (2001)
  • Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman (2002, Limited Edition)
  • The Sarah Brightman Special: Harem A Desert Fantasy ... (2004)
  • The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas ( 2004)
  • Diva: The Video Collection ( 2006)
  • Concert for Diana (2007)
  • Symphony: Live in Vienna (2008)
  • Repo! The Genetic Opera ( role, " Blind Mag " ) (2008 )
  • Amarufi: Megami no Hoshu (2009)
  • First Night ( role of " Celia " ) (2012 )

Filmography (selection)

  • 2000: Rosamunde Pilcher - Time of Knowledge
  • 2008: Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • 2009: Amarufi: Megami no Hoshu
  • 2012: First Night
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