New Album, Tour Plans Emerge For Sarah Brightman
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With a new album titled “La Luna” (Angel) set for release on Aug. 29, soprano Sarah Brightman has plotted a major tour of North American arenas. Brightman’s tour opens in Canada on Sept. 22 and is scheduled to run through mid-November.
Following the North American trek, Brightman’s tour will travel to the Far East, Australia and New Zealand before concluding in Europe in December.
A new Brightman PBS concert special is scheduled to debut in December. Her 1998 concert special “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” and 1999’s “One Night In Eden” were both staple programs during PBS pledge drives of the last two years. “One Night in Eden” was released as a home video and DVD in 1999 and has sold more than a half-million copies, according to Angel Records.
Among the tracks on “La Luna” is a cover of the 1967 Procol Harum hit “Whiter Shade of Pale,” which was based on a Bach composition. An accompanying music video for the song has been filmed by director Paul Boyd (Shania Twain, Sting).
According to Angel Records, more than two million copies of Brightman’s 1999 release, “Eden,” have been sold worldwide to date, including more than 500,000 in the U.S.
Brightman was cast in the role of Jemima in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” in 1981, and she married Lloyd Webber in 1984. Before the couple parted in 1990, Brightman also played Christine Daaé in her ex-husband’s production of “Phantom of the Opera.”
September
15 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre
19 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Center
22 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Mark G. Etess Arena
24 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theater
26 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
28 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center
30 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
October
1 - Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Scope Arena
4 - Sunrise, FL - National Car Rental Arena
5 - Tampa, FL - Ice Palace
6 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Civic Theater
8 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater
9 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
10 - Houston, TX - Aerial Theater
13 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
14 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
15 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
17 - St Paul, MN - Excel Energy Center
20 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden
21 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
22 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre
24, 25 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA
26 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
27 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Arena
29 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
30 - Portland, OR - Theatre of the Clouds (Rose Garden Arena)
November
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
4 - Edmonton, Alberta - Skyreach Centre
6 - Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome
8 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena
11 - Chicago, IL - Arie Crown Theater
12 - St Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
14 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
15 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
16 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
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