Gala: An Evening with Sarah Brightman

Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman was a 2016-17 concert tour by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman with eleven shows in Japan,[1][2] three in South Korea[3] and three in Mexico.[4]

Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman
Tour by Sarah Brightman
Associated albumGala - Sarah Brightman The Collection
Start date7 July 2016 (2016-07-07)
End date11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)
Legs4
No. of shows21 in Asia
1 in Europe
3 in Latin America
25 in total
Sarah Brightman concert chronology

The Gala Tour features a classical crossover repertoire. Mario Frangoulis share duets like "The Phantom of the Opera," "Canto De La Terra" and "Carpe Diem," recorded with Frangoulis on Brightman's "A Winter Symphony" 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.[5]

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 Joe Hisaishi and performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra.[6]

Set list

ACT I

  1. "Sunset Boulevard Overture"
  2. "Harem" (Only Turkey)[7]
  3. "Stand Alone" (Vocalise) (Only Japan) [6]
  4. "Nella Fantasia" (Not performed in Japan and Turkey)
  5. "Anytime Anywhere"
  6. "Dust in the Wind"
  7. "Carpe Diem" (with Mario Frangoulis)
  8. "It's a Beautiful Day"
  9. "La Luna"
  10. "Rachmaninov #23" (Tsusi) (Di Wu solo)
  11. "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
  12. "Scarborough Fair" (Not performed in Japan)
  13. "Buongiorno Principessa" (Mario Frangoulis solo) (Not performed in Mexico)
  14. "Vincero Perdero" (Mario Frangoulis solo) (only Mexico)
  15. "Canto Della Terra" (with Mario Frangoulis)
  16. "Nessun Dorma"

ACT II

  1. "Spellbound Concerto" (Di Wu solo)
  2. "Figlio Perduto"
  3. "Stranger in Paradise"
  4. "There for Me" (with Mario Frangoulis)
  5. "Pie Jesu" (with Narcis Iustin Ianău)
  6. "Caruso" (Narcis Iustin Ianău solo)
  7. "The Phantom of The Opera" (with Mario Frangoulis) and (Erkan Aki in Turkey)
  8. "Time to Say Goodbye"

Encore

  1. "Warsaw Concerto" (Paul Bateman on piano with Brightman conducting)
  2. "Running"
  3. "Ave María" Schubert (Only Mexico)

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"[8] 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".[9]

She uses different gowns, Park Jin-han from Korea Times wrote: "As the sound of wind meets the audience and the stage gleams with an eerie red light, Sarah Brightman, 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. [10]

In Antalya's concert an orchestra of 50 have accompanied her on the stage. Sarah opened her concert with "Harem" 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.[7]

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Gross revenue
Asia
7 July 2016 Sapporo Japan Sapporo Hokkai Kitayell
9 July 2016 Sendai Sendai Xebio Arena
11 July 2016 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
12 July 2016
14 July 2016 Tokyo International Forum
15 July 2016
17 July 2016 Kanazawa Kanazawa Honda No Mori Hall
19 July 2016 Osaka Festival Hall
20 July 2016
21 July 2016 Orix Theater
22 July 2016 Nagoya Nagoya Century Hall
24 July 2016 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall
26 July 2016 Daegu EXCO
27 July 2016 Gwangju Unversiade Gymnasium
29 July 2016 Zhengzhou China Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre
31 July 2016 Suzhou Suzhou Sports Centre
3 August 2016 Harbin Harbin Opera House
5 August 2016 Tianjin Tianjin Grand Theatre
7 August 2016 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena
Europe
9 October 2016 Antalya Turkey Expo Congress Center
Latin America[11]
1 December 2016 Mexico City Mexico Mexico City Arena
3 December 2016 Zapopan Telmex Auditorium
5 December 2016 Monterrey Arena Monterrey
Asia
11 March 2017 Tainan Taiwan Tainan City Stadium
14 August 2017 Yogyakarta Indonesia Prambanan Jazz Festival

Critical reception

The Gala show received positive reviews from critics. Park Jin-han from Korea Times wrote: "Her voice had such power, striking hard and strong at once and yet soft and tender as well.".[10] Antalya 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." [7]

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gollark: You don't really need much of an explanation for that without this, though?
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gollark: I didn't know APL allowed you to throw fireballs, but I only ever read something like two sentences of documentation for it so who knows.

References
  1. Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman Sarahbrightman.com. (6 March 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. Performances at Budokan arena Sarahbrightman.com. (10 May 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. Sarah announces new tour dates in Korea! Sarahbrightman.com. (4 April 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. Sarah Brightman regresa a México Iinformador.com.mx. (4 September 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. Mario Frangoulis Teams Up with Sarah Brightman on Highly Anticipated Gala Tour Broadwayworld.com. (7 July 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. Soprano Sarah Brightman to sing in Japanese for NHK drama Japantoday.com. (25 October 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. "World-famous Soprano Brightman cast her spell on EXPO 2016". www.expo2016.org.tr. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. Mario Frangoulis Acclaimed International Tenor & Multi-Platinum Recording Artist Teams Up with Super Star Sarah Brightman on the Highly Anticipated Gala Tour Newscenter1.tv. (7 July 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. 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 Cdjournal.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. Park Jin-hai (25 July 2016) Sarah Brightman captivates fans with 'Nella Fantasia' Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. Sarah Brightman regresa Mexico Eluniversal.com.mx. (4 September 2016) Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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