Sarah Brightman

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Career

Brightman auditioned for the new musical Cats, directed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and was named Jemima. Brightman took over as Kate in The Pirates of Penzance at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, and as Tara Treetops in Masquerade, a musical based on Kit Williams' book of the same name. In that year, she departed to appear in Charles Strouse's children's opera, Nightingale, for the first time.

Webber attended her show one evening and was captivated by her performance, which was prompted by a rave review. Despite the fact that she had appeared in his musical Cats, Webber had not yet identified Brightman as a natural performer. The two married in 1984, and the latter appeared in Lloyd Webber's post-production films, The Phantom of the Opera and Song and Dance, as well as the mass Requiem, which was written and produced for Lloyd Webber's father.

Despite the lyrics being in Latin, Brightman's album "Pie Jesu" was a huge commercial success in 1985, selling 25,000 copies on the first day and peaking at number 3 on the first day. Lloyd Webber was compelled to write the Requiem Mass in honor of his father, with classical music permeating the Lloyd Webber household (Brightman was in intensive operatic training at the time). The BBC and PBS shot it in Manhattan for the first time, starring Plácido Domingo and Brightman. The album's success earned Brightman a Grammy nomination as the Best New Classical Artist of the Year, and it earned him a Grammy Award.

In Lloyd Webber's interpretation of The Phantom of the Opera, Brightman appeared as Christine Daaé. Christine's role was created specifically for her. On Broadway, Lloyd Webber would not open The Phantom of the Opera unless Brightman played Christine. The American Actors' Equity Association was initially suspicious, because the company's policy that any non-American performer must be an international celebrity. Lloyd Webber had to cast an American in his next West End play before Equity would allow Brightman to appear (a promise he kept in casting Aspects of Love). It was ultimately a compromise that was fruitful. Before opening night on January 26, 1988, the Phantom attracted $17 million in advance sales. The original cast album was the first in British musical history to crack the top charts. Albums now sell more than 40 million worldwide, the world's biggest selling cast album of all time—and has gone six times platinum in the United States, twice platinum in Germany, four times platinum in the Netherlands, 11 times platinum in Korea, and 31 times platinum in Taiwan. Despite the show's popularity both in London and on Broadway, Brightman received mainly critical feedback for her appearance and was not nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Musical at the Tony Awards. Although some commentators lauded Brightman's singing, her performance was largely criticized.

She appeared in a tour of Lloyd Webber's music around England, Canada, and the United States, and she performed Requiem in the Soviet Union after leaving Phantom. Studio recordings from this period include the single "Anything But Lonely," a series of folk songs accompanied by piano, and 1989's "The Songs That Got Away," a collection of obscure musical theatre songs from shows by such composers as Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim. During the credits of the children's film Grandpa, Brightman performed "Make Believe"; Howard Blake composed the music and wrote the lyrics.

In 1989, she was surprised by Michael Aspel at RAF Wittering in Lincolnshire, and she was a participant in the television series This Is Your Life.

By 1990, Brightman and Lloyd Webber had parted ways. Brightman took the lead in Lloyd Webber's Aspects in London opposite Michael Praed before heading to Broadway after their highly publicized divorce. Brightman's new solo album, As I Came of Age, was an eclectic collection of folk-rock and musical theatre songs.

Brightman appeared with José Carreras at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, performing the theme song "Amigos Para Siempre" ("Mates Forever") to a global audience of 3 billion viewers. Brightman went solo after the performance and was inspired by Enigma's German band Enigma, she wanted to work with Frank Peterson, one of the group's members. Dive (1993), a water-themed pop album that featured "Captain Nemo," a Swedish electronica band Dive's cover of a song. In Canada, the album was given her first Gold award.

With the single "A Question of Honor," by Brightman and Peterson's second collaboration, the pop rock album "A Question of Honor" became a collection of electronic, rock, classical strings, and excerpts from La Wally's "A Question of Honor"—a blend of electronic, rock, classical strings, and excerpts from the Alfredo Catalani opera La Wally. The song and video were broadcast at the World Boxing Championship match between Henry Maske and Graciano Rocchigiani, who were from Germany.

Brightman's album Timeless/Time to Say Goodbye was released in 1997. It's still Brightman's most popular album. It went gold, platinum, and/or multi-platinum in 21 countries, selling over 1.4 million copies in the United States, and topped the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart in the United States for 35 weeks. "Time to Say Goodbye," Brightman's second album on the record, was the second song to premiere at the World Boxing Championship in Germany. Andrea Bocelli's duet became a worldwide hit, with over three million copies sold in Germany. The album has since been available in over 12 million countries.

Sarah Brightman, her first PBS special, appeared in March 1998 at the Royal Albert Hall. Brightman appeared in A Gala Christmas in Vienna the same year as Plácido Domingo, Helmut Lotti, and Riccardo Cocciante, who performed traditional Christmas carols. She performed Hosanna with Dennis O'Neill, The Phantom of the Opera's title song with Antonio Banderas, "All I Ask of You" with Michael Ball and "Music of the Night" on Sunday, both from Phantom of the Opera.

Brightman's next album, Eden, was released in 1998, following the success of Timeless. She personally selected each song and convinced Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer, to allow her set lyrics to one of his film compositions, "Gabriel's Oboe," resulting in "Nella Fantasia." The album, which was similar to Time to Say Goodbye, featured more pop music elements. Eden was described as "deliriously sappy," by LAUNCHcast, while Allmusic called Eden "a winning combination." Eden came in No. 1. The Top Classical Crossover Albums chart on the US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart and No. 301. In the United States, the Billboard 200 chart was ranked at 65 on the Billboard 200 chart and was awarded Gold on the International Stage.

La Luna was first introduced in 2000. In tributes to Dvoák, Beethoven, and Billie Holiday, Brightman selected songs based on pop, vintage jazz, and opera. La Luna has risen to No. 78 in the world of La Luna. The No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Internet Albums and Entertainment Charts peaked at No. 1. With sales of 900,000 and Gold certification, Brightman's second highest-selling album in the United States, becoming Brightman's second best-selling album in the United States. With a quintuple platinum award in Taiwan, it became Asia's biggest-selling album.

Brightman performed "There for Me" in a duet with up-and-coming actress Josh Groban at her 2000 PBS La Luna show "There for Me." Brightman was named as the UK's most influential classical crossover artist at the end of 2001.

Brightman released Classics, an anthology with highlights from three of Brightman's chart-topping albums as well as seven new tracks; except Europe. The album reached No. 1 in the United States. On the Billboard 200 chart, you'll see that you went Gold. It topped at No. 2 in Canada. Classics in Japan became the most successful launch at the time, with 300,000 units sold and reaching Platinum status; 9 and was certified Platinum; and in Japan, Classics became Brightman's Most Popular Launch at the time, with 300,000 units sold and reaching Platinum status.

Harem's 2003 album Harem was another departure: a Middle Eastern-themed album influenced by dance music. Brightman performed on Harem and Zem al-Saher, an Iraqi artist. Nigel Kennedy performed violin parts on "Free" and "The War is Over" and "The War Is Over," as Jaz Coleman contributed arrangements.

The album debuted at No. 20. No. 29 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 22. No. 1 on the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart, No. On the Swedish Album Chart, No. 1 appeared on the top and yielded a No. With the remix of the title song, there's only one dance/club single with the remix. Another song from the album (the ballad "Free," cowritten with Sophie B. Hawkins) became the second Top-10 hit on this chart some time later.

Eden, La Luna, and Harem were accompanied by live world tours that brought the actress's stage roots to life. "They're incredibly complicated [but also] natural," Brightman said in an interview. I know what works and what doesn't work, and all the old tricks." Brightman appeared in both 2000 and 2001, one of the top ten most popular British entertainers in the United States, with concert revenues totaling $7.2 million from 34 shows in 2000 and more than $1 million from 21 shows in 2001.

The Harem World Tour sold 700,000 tickets in 2004, including two from the North American leg, but average ticket prices rose 30% from previous tours, with ticket prices up 30%. Harem tour promoters Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation) in North America took the unusual measure of promoting theatre tickets in an attempt to reach fans of Brightman's Broadway shows and sold VIP tickets, which included on-stage seating during the show and a backstage pass. Tour evaluations were mixed: One New York Times reviewer called the La Luna tour "not so divine but still human" and "unintentionally troubling": a beautiful argument of emptiness."

Almost every Brightman album in the United States was produced on television; a director of marketing has credited them as the country's most popular method of exposure. Eden's appearance at PBS was one of the highest-grossing pledge events.

On October 3, 2006, Brightman unveiled a DVD collection of her music videos under the title Diva: The Video Collection. The Singles Collection was released on the same date as the accompanying CD. The album was the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States; it debuted at No. 1 on the charts. The Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart ranks 1 on the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart. The album debuted and peaked at No. 1 in Japan. On its first week of release, two with 77,000 copies became Japan's biggest-selling classical album of 2007. It was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade, and it came as a result of the adrian war. The album attained a Double-Platinum certification in 2008. Brightman was also South Korea's top-selling international artist of 2010 with Diva, as the album reached the international charts all through the year. Diva was awarded Quintuple Platinum and its digital single "Nella Fantasia" was sold over 2 million units, with the exception of "Nella Fantasia." The Very Best of 1990-2000 and Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman was one of several bestsellers in Europe.

Brightman appeared at the Concert for Diana in Wembley Stadium, London, on July 1, 2007, an event held to celebrate Princess Diana of Wales' life. She performed "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera with Josh Groban. Around 15 million people in the United Kingdom watched Diana at home, and it was broadcast to over 500 million homes in 140 countries. At the 2007 IAAF Championships in Osaka, Japan, Brightman performed four songs ("Nessun Dorma," "La Luna," "Time to Say Goodbye" and "Time to Say Goodbye") as part of the Live Earth Concert Series on July 7, 2007. During this period, Brightman produced "Snowbird" with Anne Murray, which was also included on Murray's 2007 album "Mates and Legends.

Brightman's first album in five years, Symphony, was inspired by gothic music on January 29, 2008. It was Brightman's most commercial debut and also her top-ranked album on Billboard's "Top 200 Albums," in the United States. It was also a No. 1. "Top Internet Albums" and "Top Classical Crossover Albums" were two other Billboard charts. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the album sold 32,033 copies in the first week. The album was a top 5 hit in China, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico, and Japan, as well as a top 20 across Europe.

Artist Andrea Bocelli, Fernando Lima, and KISS vocalist Paul Stanley, who appeared with Brightman on "I Will Be With You," the album version of the Pokémon motion picture, Dialga versus Palkia (Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai), was included on the album. She appeared on January 16th, 2008, also in concert at Vienna's Stephansdom Cathedral, performing songs from her latest album. Alessandro Safina, Argentina's countertenor Fernando Lima, and British singer Chris Thompson are among the special guests who performed duets with Brightman.

On the west lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Brightman performed "Pie Jesu" and "Where You'll Be" at the United States Memorial Day concert on May 25, 2008. On the American Forces Radio and Television Network, the concert was televised live on PBS to 300,000 audience members, as well as to American troops deployed around the world. In the rock musical film Repo!, Brightman made her debut as Blind Mag in the rock musical film Repo! The Genetic Opera was published on November 7, 2008. At the last minute, the original actor who had been selected for the role was discarded, Brightman was cast in the film at the last minute.

At the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, Brightman performed "You and Me" with Chinese actress Liu Huan in both Mandarin and English. Over five billion viewers watched the show. "You and Me" was downloaded 5.7 million times in the 26 hours after the show.

On November 4, 2008, Brightman released her first holiday album, A Winter Symphony. The album debuted at No. 1 in the United States. 38 on the Billboard 200 and ranked number six in the Top Holiday Albums. The album was made up of a mix of Christmas hits, including "Silent Night" and "In the Bleak Midwinter." A duet in "Ave Maria" with Mexican Tenor Fernando Lima, covers of pop songs, including ABBA's instrumental song "Arrival" and a spin on Neil Diamond's "I've Been this Way Before."

Brightman embarked on a tour in autumn 2008, which featured virtual and holographic stage sets, to complement Symphony and A Winter Symphony.

EMI Music released a worldwide version of the Symphony: Live in Vienna concert on January 16th, 2008, in response to persistent demands for a worldwide broadcast of the Symphony: Live in Vienna concert. During PBS' spring pledge drive, the Symphony—Live in Vienna television special premiered on PBS in March 2008, and it aired throughout the month. Live in Vienna was named as the year's best-selling album.

The music of Brightman was included in the film Amarufi: Amalfi the Goddess), which was a special edition of Fuji Television's 50th anniversary, and the first Japanese film to be shot entirely on location in Italy. Brightman also released an album named Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs, which reached Gold status and was Japan's best-selling classical album of 2009. Brightman was Japan's seventh best-selling international artist at the end of the year.

At the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the World's New Seven Wonders, Brightman performed "The Concert of the Pyramid." Brightman performed in Tokyo alone in 2010 and then, in Kanazawa, Nagoya, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, Macau in China, and Seoul in South Korea, one year later.

Brightman was invited to perform at the Tsi-ji Buddhist temple complex, located in Nara, Japan, on November 3rd. The temple is listed as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" by the United Nations World Heritage Site. The concert was filmed and then broadcast nationally by the TBS network.

Brightman received the UNESCO Artist for Peace Award in early 2012 for her "commitment to humanitarian and humanitarian causes, her contributions, throughout her career, to the promotion of cultural dialogue and culture exchanges, as well as her contributions to the Organization's ideals and objectives. She was also named as Panasonic's global brand ambassador and ambassador for the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, as she appeared in their joint campaign, "The World Heritage Special," which was broadcast on the National Geographic Channel worldwide.

Brightman held a press conference in Moscow on October 10, 2012, a private space exploration firm headquartered in Moscow, announcing her intention to become a space tourist on a forthcoming orbital spaceflight mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Brightman was supposed to have paid £34 million for the trip, but she denied it.

Dreamchaser, Brightman's eleventh studio album, debuted on April 16, 2013. The decision was inspired by her desire to become the first female singer in outer space. This album was Brightman's first collaboration with producer Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert. Critics lauded it, many of whom consider it Brightman's best work to date, and many criticized the song choices and Brightman's vocals, as well as the coherence of the songs and the quality of the singer's vocals. Dreamchaser was Brightman's first album to debut on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, becoming her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard. 1 album debuted in the Billboard Top Classical Albums chart and made a strong debut in the Billboard 200 at No. 1. On its first week of being published, the 17 selling 20,358 copies.

During the fall season 2013, Brightman performed the Dreamchaser World Tour in Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Qatar, Hong Kong, Qatar, UAE, Qatar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, China, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Thailand, Thailand, Qatar, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Chile, Brazil, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Bulgaria. During the respective season, the concert tour was extremely popular, and it ranked on the list of the top-grossing tours in North America. Brightman produced Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser in Concert at Elstree Studios, where she organized a competition for fans of attending the exclusive filming. Dreamchaser in Concert was broadcast on PBS on August 3rd, with a setlist of twelve songs (plus two bonus songs) featuring both new songs and well-known favorites.

Brightman said on May 13, 2015, she had cancelled her trip to the International Space Station due to family reasons. Katoshi Takamatsu, the flight's backup, and Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, were replaced by Brightman on Soyuz TMA-18M.

The Consul General of Italy, Francesco Genuardi, bestowed the Italian decoration 'Cavaliere' in the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana on June 2, 2016. Brightman's distinction was proclaimed during the ceremony: "Ms. Sarah Brightman's extraordinary voice and her outstanding music have played a vital role in spreading the Italian language and culture at a global level." The private ceremony took place at the Consulate General of Italy in New York City on the occasion of the Festa della Repubblica Italiana (The Italian National Day).

Gala – The Collection, Brightman's eighth compilation album, was released on July 6, 2016. This album was released in Japan solely in honor of the tour's Gala: An Evening with Sarah Brightman. The concert tour will soon visit more destinations, including South Korea, China, and Taiwan. Brightman had appeared in 25 shows on three continents after finishing in March 2017. During the same month, Brightman performed at the Starmus 3 Festival in Tenerife, Canary Islands, in honor of Professor Stephen Hawking, composer Hans Zimmer, and Anathema. Brightman presided over the naming ceremony for Richard Branson's new 600-guest ship MV Seabourn Encore, the first of the company's two new all-suite vessels.

Brightman, Gregorian, Mario Frangoulis, Narcis Iustin Ianău, and Fernando Varela co-headlined the concert tour Royal Christmas Gala on March 27th, 2017. On the months of November and December of the same year, there were 23 European dates, all centered around the holiday season.

Brightman revealed in Shanghai that she will be working with a group of celebrity judges on a musical theatre casting TV show on June 7th. In 2020, judges will begin looking for the first Chinese Phantom. The chosen winner will not only appear on stage in The Phantom of the Opera's Chinese production, but it may also appear in London's West End or the New York City Broadway production as well.

In recognition of her contributions to music and theatre, she was given an honorary Doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire on September 10th.

Brightman's fifteenth full-length album, Hymn, was released on September 17th, 2018 by Decca Gold/Universal Music Group. The digital single "Miracle (Sarah's Version), composed by Japanese rock star Yoshiki, debuted in 15 countries this week, and the following week, it climbed to the top ten on iTunes classical music charts in 15 countries. Brightman launched a world tour in November 2018 and featured 125 shows on five continents over five continents, concluding with her return to Royal Albert Hall in London for the first time over 20 years, with guest performers from the Hymn album Narcis, Vincent Niclo, and Yoshiki.

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