Sarah Brightman News and Information
Posted 6/18/2009
Sarah Brightman is taking her latest album on the road this fall, providing fans with her energetic mix of theater and crossover classical music.
Brightman is a Renaissance woman in the truest sense, having mastered classical crossover, operatic pop, as well as acting and dancing.
The British star began her career as a dancer in a number of troupes such as Hot Gossip and eventually became a pop star with a number of disco singles. Early in her career, she charted hits such as "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper” and '”Not Having That!”
Brightmans career really took off in 1981 when she auditioned for the role in Cats and scored the role of Jemima. During rehearsals she met her future husband, composer Andrew Lloyd Weber. After they married, she starred in a number of his musicals, including Song and Dance and Requiem, but most import was her role as Christine Daae in his adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.
The singer left the stage, but not the spotlight - she pursued a solo career in the 1990s, including performing the 1992 Olympic Games son "Amigos Para Siempre.” She released a number of solo albums that included a number of Spanish-influenced songs. In 1997, she began to find mainstream success when she performed "Time to Say Goodbye” with Andrea Bocelli on his 1997 PBS television special.
Brightman continued to release an eclectic mix of albums, including "Eden” and "La Luna,” classical crossover albums, and "Harem,” a Middle Eastern-themed collection. All three albums were accompanied by live tours that allowed the singer to embrace her theatrical knowledge and combine it with her new sound. Brightman soon became one of the most popular performers in England, and remains such today.
Brightman released "Symphony” in January of 2008. Her first album in five years, the collection is notably influenced by gothic music and includes duets with Fernando Lima, Andrea Bocelli and KISS frontman Paul Stanley.