On Saturday, May 9th, the full performance of Sarah Brightman: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall will be streamed via YouTube for all to enjoy. The critically acclaimed performance, not commercially available, features Andrea Bocelli and Andrew Lloyd Webber and will be streamed to raise funds for COVID-19 relief charities. Recorded in September 1997 at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London, Sarah together with the English National Orchestra, perform an unforgettable concert of well-known Classical and Broadway pieces by composers such as Puccini, Gershwin, Delibes, Bernstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Included are memorable special guests: Andrea Bocelli, performing “Time to Say Goodbye” with Sarah, Andrew Lloyd Webber on piano while Sarah sings the title song from his musical Whistle Down the Wind and a special duet performance of “Pie Jesu” with Adam Clarke. The full performance will premiere exclusively via Sarah’s YouTube channel beginning Saturday, May 9th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm PT/3:00 pm ET/8:00 pm UK/9:00 pm Europe and will be globally available for everyone to enjoy for 72 hours.
In efforts to raise money and support the Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief and COVID-19 Solidarity Response Funds, donations are encouraged to these music and health care industry professionals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sarah Brightman In Concert: Performance Track Listing 1. Overture: Capriccio Espagnol/Scena e Canto Gitano/Fandango Asturiano 2. Chanson Espagnol (from Les Filles de Cadiz) 3. O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi) 4. Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2) 5. Summertime (from Porgy & Bess) 6. Pie Jesu (from Requiem) – duet with Adam Clarke 7. Medley: Somewhere/I Feel Pretty/Tonight (from West Side Story) 8. Tu Quieres Volver 9. Who Wants to Live Forever 10. Whistle Down the Wind (from Whistle Down the Wind) – duet with Andrew Lloyd Webber 11. Overture/Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (from The Phantom of the Opera) 12. The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) 13. Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) – duet with Andrea Bocelli 14. Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) Brightman’s 15th studio album HYMN, released on November 9, 2018, debuted at #1 on both the Classical and Classical Crossover Billboard charts. (via press release)