Brightman Sarah: a voice for all time

Sarah Brightman is a popular English singer who has long been loved by listeners of many countries. She was born in a small town Berkamsted, located near London. Sarah was the eldest of six children. The girl's father worked as an ordinary developer. Mother in her youth was a talented and promising ballerina. But after the birth of children, she decided to abandon her career and devote herself to raising children.

Childhood: the first manifestations of talent

Since childhood, Brightman Sarah attended the school of ballet, where her mother attached. Already at the age of three, the little girl was present at the lessons. When Sarah turned 12, she took part in the theatrical performance "I and Albert", which took place at the Piccadilly Theater. Since that time, Sarah has fallen in love with the scene forever: she has been entrusted with two roles. The girl was supposed to play the role of Princess Vicky, the Queen's eldest daughter, as well as the role of street stroller.

At 14, Brightman Sarah begins to engage in vocals, and in 16 she acts as a dancer in a popular television series called Pan's people. When the girl reached adulthood, her first success came to her - the song I Lost my Heart to a Starship Trooper, which Sarah performed as part of the pop group Hot Gossip, took the sixth place in the music chart of that time.

Sarah Brightman: Opera and Theater

Since the next five albums of this group have not gained popularity, Sarah decided to test herself in another field. She decided to do classical vocals. In 1981, the girl takes part in the musical "Cats" at the New Theater in London. The author of the musical was Andrew Lloyd Weber, for whom in 1984 Sarah is getting married. Both Sarah and the composer, this marriage was repeated. Andrew from his first marriage had two children. The wedding of Sarah and Andrew took place on March 22, 1984 - the birthday of the composer, as well as on the day of the premiere of the "Star Express".

Work in opera

In 1985, Sarah Brightman performed with Italian opera singer Placido Domingo. For the performance of the role in the opera Webber "Requiem", she is nominated for a music award "Grammy". Next, she will work in the theater - especially for his wife, Webber creates the role of Christina in the production of "The Phantom of the Opera." The premiere took place at Her Majesty's Theater in October 1986. Having performed the same role on Broadway, Sarah is nominated for the Drama Desk Award.

In 1988, the girl recorded a song album called Early one morning. It includes various folklore songs. In 1990, Sarah divorced Webber and moved to the United States. There she met Frank Petersen, who co-produced the first album of the band Enigma. However, she continues to work with Webber, releasing an album with his songs called Surrender, The unexpected songs.

In 1996, together with the famous tenor Andrea Bocelli Brightman Sarah recorded a single called Time to say Good-bye, which was later considered "the best at all times". The song was performed at the final boxing match of Henry Maske, who was finishing his career. In total, 5 million copies of this single were sold at that time. The third album of Sarah Brightman, titled Timeless, was sold in the amount of 3 million copies. In America, he received gold and platinum awards.

Frank Peterson and Sarah Brightman: songs that have thundered on the whole planet

Frank Peterson became Sara's new husband. Their biggest creative achievement are two albums - Eden and La Luna, which were released in 1998 and 2000. In these discs, musicians brought together different musical directions of many epochs and genres, thereby proving that there are no restrictions in music.

Here, the creations of such great composers as Beethoven, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, along with the works of modern rock bands, coexist. This is, for example, Dust in the wind of the musical collective Kansas or A winter shade of pale of the group Procol Harum. However, with this incredible hodgepodge, listeners do not have a sense of disharmony. The output of each record was accompanied by a large-scale tour around the world.

In 2007, Sarah sang the songs together with the classics of the classics - Fernando Lima and Chris Thompson. The main thread that connects all of Sarah's works is her magnificent voice. It is able to perform both classical arias and modern popular compositions. Asked about the secret of her success, Brightman Sarah responds that he is in hard work. Despite the fact that her age has long passed the fortieth mark, Sarah is not going to leave the stage at all.