Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman was a 2016–17 concert tour by English

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with eleven shows in

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, three in

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and three in

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repertoire.

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," "Canto De La Terra" and "Carpe Diem," recorded with Frangoulis on Brightman's "

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" album, which he also features as a bonus track on "Tales of Christmas," his first holiday album released in 2015. Joining the two singers are pianist Di Wu, counter tenor Narcis Iustin Ianău, and maestro Paul Bateman, the show is directed by Anthony Van Laast. For Japan concerts, Brightman sang the song titled "Stand Alone", from the drama '' Saka no ue no kumo'' (坂の上の雲; lit. Clouds over the hills) composed by

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Set list

ACT I #" Sunset Boulevard Overture" #"Harem" #"Stand Alone" #" Nella Fantasia" #"Anytime Anywhere" #"

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" #"La Luna" #"Rachmaninov #23" #"A Whiter Shade of Pale" #" Scarborough Fair" #"Buongiorno Principessa" #"Vincero Perdero" #"Canto Della Terra" #" Nessun Dorma" ACT II #"Spellbound Concerto" #"Figlio Perduto" #"Stranger in Paradise" #"There for Me" #"

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" #" Time to Say Goodbye" Encore #"Warsaw Concerto" #"Running" #"Ave María"

Concert style

The concert style is very classical as Frangoulis stated "I particularly like the Gala Tour concept because it brings us both back to our roots in the theatre and classical music" Brightman said in an interview "The concert has a hollywood feel about it, I'm doing beautiful classical pieces and crossover pieces... In all it will be a very rich concert, very glamorous looking and will take us back in time".サラ・ブライトマン、7月のジャパン・ツアーに向けてのインタビュー動画を公開
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wrote: "As the sound of wind meets the audience and the stage gleams with an eerie red light,

, one of the world's most popular English classical crossover singers, appears on stage in a glittering silver dress and sings the theme song of the musical ''The Phantom of the Opera''. In Antalya's concert an orchestra of 50 have accompanied her on the stage. Sarah opened her concert with "

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" which gave its name to her 7th album that hit the shelves in 2003, singing famous arias and crossover hits during the concert but also she invited Erkan Aki to sing with her some duets.

Tour dates

Critical reception

The Gala show received positive reviews from critics. Park Jin-han from

wrote: "Her voice had such power, striking hard and strong at once and yet soft and tender as well.".Park Jin-hai (25 July 2016
Sarah Brightman captivates fans with 'Nella Fantasia'
Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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Expo's official website wrote: "Singing famous opera and classical music pieces during the concert, British soprano made the audience impressed by her strong voice and style."

References

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