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The Symphony World Tour
The Symphony World Tour was the fourth worldwide concert tour by English soprano singer Sarah Brightman. The tour started on 4 November 2008 in the city of Monterrey and concluded on 5 April 2009 in Taipei. There were special guests that joined Brightman during select tour dates: Argentinean's Fernando Lima, Italy's Alessandro Safina, and Greece's Mario Frangoulis. The tour concept was a journey through the musical career that Sarah Brightman has had so far (three decades) and includes several high-tech virtual scenery that takes the audience from an enchanted forest, baroque lamps to an atmosphere of fairytales. Much anticipation surrounded ''The Symphony World Tour'' especially since the production cost was reportedly more than $2 million and involved more than 100 tons of equipment. Set List #Sanvean (Instrumental) #Gothica #Fleurs Du Mal #Let It Rain #Symphony #Forbidden Colours (Interlude) #What A Wonderful World #Dust in the Wind # Nella Fantasia #Hijo de la Luna #La Luna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano singer and actress. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End theatre, West End musical theatre debut in ''Cats (musical), Cats'' and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals, including ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. Her original London cast album of ''Phantom'' was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album ever. After retiring from stage acting and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma (German band), Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover (music), crossover artist. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 originally released in 1998 by Sarah Brightman. It has since been covered by many artists. Origin "" first appeared on the Sarah Brightman album '' Eden'' (1998). A music video for the song was released on Brightman's '' Diva: The Video Collection'' in 2006. On the March 1999 video recording of her concert '' One Night in Eden'', when introducing the song, she said: Lyricist In the liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or cassette j-cards. Origin Liner notes are descended from the prog ... of ''Eden'', the lyricist of the song was named as "Ferraù". In a review of a Sarah Bright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And Me (Olympic Theme Song)
''You and Me'' () is the official theme song of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, which was performed in the opening ceremony of the Olympics by Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman. Zhang Yimou, director of the opening ceremony, chose the British singer which represents the capital London as the next Olympic host city in 2012 and over a local one in keeping to the game's theme of "One World, One Dream", signifying unity across language, race or religious barriers. The official version of this song lasts four minutes, ten seconds and was composed by Chen Qigang, a Shanghai born French-Chinese composer. The music video of this song features some people from around the world, their names in English and Chinese and lyrics appearing as sung. The song was sampled at the 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony The 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing on 20 February 2022. As mandated by the Olympic Chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarai Qui
"There You'll Be" is a song by American country music singer Faith Hill. Written by Diane Warren, produced by Trevor Horn and Byron Gallimore, and orchestrated by David Campbell, the song was released on May 21, 2001, and was included on the ''Pearl Harbor'' soundtrack. The track also appears on Hill's greatest hits albums ''There You'll Be'' and ''The Hits''. "There You'll Be" is about remembering deceased acquaintances and reminding oneself that they will always be with them. The power ballad was first offered to Celine Dion, who turned it down because she did not want to record another romantic ballad for a soundtrack album. Upon its release, "There You'll Be" became Hill's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom and Ireland, reaching numbers three and four, respectively. The single topped the charts of Canada, Portugal, and Sweden and became a top-10 hit in the United States and several European nations. Despite the film's poor critical reception, music critics resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliver Me (Sarah Brightman Song)
"Deliver Me" is a song originally released by The Beloved in 1996. In 1998, Sarah Brightman covered the song for her album '' Eden''. It was a European only single. A second version was released as a charity single in aid of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake victims. Track listing European CD #"Deliver Me" #"Dust in the Wind" Taiwan Benefit CD #"Deliver Me" #"Nella Fantasia" #"Deliver Me" (CD-ROM Video) Cover versions * The Christian rock band David Crowder Band covered the song on their 2003 album '' Illuminate''. * Sister Bliss (of Faithless fame) covered the song as a single in 2001 in numerous countries, reaching No. 31 in the UK singles chart. It also featured backing vocals and guitar from folk hero John Martyn. Uses in other media The song was used at the ending of the 1999 film ''Brokedown Palace ''Brokedown Palace'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, and Bill Pullman. It deals with two American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Te Partirò
Con or CON may refer to: Places * Commonwealth of Nations, or CON, an association of primarily former British colonies * Concord Municipal Airport (IATA airport code CON), a public-use airport in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States * Cornwall, England, Chapman code CON Arts, entertainment, and media * Con (TV series), ''Con'' (TV series), a television show about confidence trickery * ''Con Air'', a 1997 American action crime film * ''Naruto: Clash of Ninja'', or ''CON'', a 3D cel-shaded fighting game * ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', or ''CON'', a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis Brands and enterprises * Consolidated Edison, also called Con Edison or ConEd * Continental Oil Language * Con language * Constructed language Other uses Con * Con (name) * Confidence trick, also known as con, scam, or flim flam; con is also a person who perpetrates a confidence trick * Conn (nautical), also spelled ''con'', the command of movement of a ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellens Dritter Gesang
"" ("", Otto Erich Deutsch, D. 839, Opus number, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: "Ellen's Third Song", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Op. 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's 1810 popular narrative poem ''The Lady of the Lake (poem), The Lady of the Lake'', loosely translated into German. It is one of Schubert's most popular works. Beyond the song as originally composed by Schubert, it is often performed and recorded by many singers under the title "Ave Maria" (the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, and also the opening words and refrain of Ellen's song, a song which is itself a prayer to the Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary), in musically simplified arrangements and with various lyrics that commonly differ from the original context of the poem. It was Arrangement, arranged in Transcriptions by Franz Liszt#Franz Schubert, three versions for piano by Franz Liszt. ''The Lady of the Lake'' and the "Ave Maria" The piece was composed as a setti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Lima
Fernando Lima (born May 7, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine vocalist, European classical music, classical music singer and countertenor, who rose to prominence for providing vocals for Spanish-language pop songs. Life and career Fernando Lima was born in Buenos Aires, and at the age of 10 moved to Madrid, Spain. He completed a degree in voice and saxophone at San Lorenzo del Escorial, in Madrid. He was enrolled in the graduate program at the Queen Sofía College of Music, Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid. When Lima was 21 he moved to London, England to continue his doctorate studies in Baroque and Renaissance music and opera at Trinity College of Music; he also joined the Monteverdi Choir. In 2007 he signed to EMI Classics / EMI Latin. Lima lived in México for almost 11 years, where he worked with several artists touring in Mexico and also performing in Canada, United States, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Belize, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Italy, France, Greec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasión (song)
''Symphony'' is the ninth studio album from English soprano singer Sarah Brightman. This classical crossover album is a contrast to her previous collaboration with producer Frank Peterson, 2003's ''Harem''; using a gothic influence instead of a Middle Eastern feel. The single "Running" was the IAAF's Green Project Charity song, which Brightman performed at their 2007 Championships opening ceremonies in Ōsaka, Japan. An alternate version of the album's first single, " I Will Be with You", featuring Chris Thompson, was the theme song for the tenth ''Pokémon'' film: '' The Rise of Darkrai''. The Spanish duet with Fernando Lima, " Pasión", was the theme song for the Mexican soap opera of the same name, and was also released as a single. The London Symphony Orchestra and Brightman's younger sister, Amelia Brightman, are featured on the album. Singles * " I Will Be With You" (featuring Chris Thompson / Movie version) (2007) * "Running" (2007) * " Pasión" (featuring Fernando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
