New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The world's most successful and best-selling soprano
Sarah Brightman will unveil her much anticipated fifteenth full-length album, HYMN, on November 9 via Decca Gold/Universal
Music Group/Universal Music. This marks the multiplatinum GRAMMY award-nominated classical crossover pioneer's first new studio recording since she released the international chart-topper Dreamchaser in 2013.
The pre-order for
HYMN is now live
HERE. The first track to be released from the album,
"Sogni", can be heard
HERE.
In addition to her new album,
Sarah Brightman will launch her world tour, Hymn:
Sarah Brightman In Concert, which will include 125 shows on five continents throughout 2018/2019 - see tour dates below.
To enhance her world of enchantment,
Sarah Brightman has partnered with Swarovski on her world tour. Her elaborate costumes and dazzling tiaras will be composed of Swarovski crystals. Fans will also have the opportunity to take home a sparkling memento through a variety of custom tour merchandise from Sarah's signature product line designed and embellished with crystals from Swarovski. More information to be revealed in the coming months on this exciting partnership.
"I'm so excited to share this album with everyone. HYMN is excitingly eclectic, encompassing many different styles, and I'm looking forward to performing the new songs on my world tour. Every project I've done has come from an emotional place, and I wanted to make something that sounded very beautiful and uplifting. To me, 'hymn,' suggests joy - a feeling of hope and light, something that is familiar and secure, and I hope that sentiment resonates through the music," said
Sarah Brightman.
Brightman returned to the recording studio in 2016 to begin working on HYMN with long time producer and collaborator Frank Peterson who notably helmed production on eight seminal recordings by the artist, including Dive [1993], Fly [1995], Timeless (Time To Say Goodbye) [1997], Eden [1998],
La Luna [2000], Harem [2003], and Symphony and Winter Symphony [2008]. The spiritually themed HYMN is an inspirational collection of orchestrated, choir-based songs that Brightman says felt soothing to record at this moment in her life. The album was recorded over the past two years in Hamburg, Miami, London, Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York, and Budapest.
HYMN's mystical, uplifting tone is set with its title track — a song by British prog-rock band Barclay
James Harvest. The release also encompasses songs by such modern composers as Eric Whitacre ("Fly To Paradise"), Japanese superstar musician and songwriter Yoshiki ("
Miracle"), and German DJ
Paul Kalkbrenner ("Sky and Sand"). The album closes with a new rendition of Brightman's signature smash duet with
Andrea Bocelli, "
Time To Say Goodbye", singing lyrics that she wrote herself, and sung in English for the first time. Check out the full tracklisting below.
Known for her three-octave range and for pioneering the classical-crossover music movement,
Sarah Brightman has amassed global sales of more than 30 million units. The only artist to have simultaneously topped Billboard's dance and classical music charts, Brightman has racked up more than 180 gold and platinum awards in over 40 countries. She is also known for her iconic star turn in The Phantom of the Opera, whose soundtrack has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Her duet with Bocelli, "
Time To Say Goodbye", became an international success selling 12 million copies worldwide. Brightman's albums Eden, La Luna, Harem, and Symphony were each chart-topping Billboard hits and accompanied by world tours. Additionally, Brightman has performed at such prestigious events as the 2007 Concert for Diana, the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Sarah Brightman - HYMN:
Hymn Overture
Hymn
Sogni featuring
Vincent Niclo
Sky And Sand
Canto Per Noi
Fly To Paradise featuring Eric Whitacre Singers
Gia Nel Seno (La Storia Di Lucrezia)
Follow Me
You
Better Is One Day
Tu Che M'hai Preso IL Cuor
Miracle featuring Yoshiki
Time To Say Goodbye
Hymn:
Sarah Brightman In Concert tour dates:
Nov. 24 - São Paolo, Brazil - Espaco das Americas
Nov. 25 - São Paolo, Brazil - Espaco das Americas
Nov. 27 - Brasília, Brazil - Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center
Nov. 29 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Vivo Rio
Dec. 1 - Curitiba, Brazil - Teatro Guaira
Dec. 4 - Lima, Peru - Gran Teatro Nacional
Dec. 6 - Montevideo, Uruguay - Antel Arena
Dec. 8 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Teatro Colon
Dec. 10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Teatro Colon
Jan. 17 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Jan. 19 - Monterrey, Mexico -
Arena Monterrey
Jan. 22 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditorio Telmex
Jan. 24 - Puebla, Mexico - Auditorio Metropolitano
Jan. 26 - Mexico City, Mexico -
Arena Ciudad de Mexico -
Jan. 30 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome heatre
Feb. 1 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino
Feb. 2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana AC
Feb. 3 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
Feb. 5 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Feb. 6 - New York, NY -
Radio City
Music Hall
Feb. 7 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 9 - Montreal, QC - Place Bell
Feb. 10 - Toronto, ON - Sony Center
Feb. 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum
Feb. 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
Feb. 14 - Chicago, IL -
Chicago Theatre
Feb. 16 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Feb. 17 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
Feb. 19 - St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater
Feb. 20 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live at The Event Center
Feb. 21 - Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 23 - Grand Prairie, TX - Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Feb. 25 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Feb. 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre*
Mar. 1 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
Mar. 2 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
Mar. 3 - Las Vegas, NV - Smith Center PAC
Mar. 5 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Mar. 7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Abravenal Hall
Mar. 9 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic*
Mar. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Dolby Theatre
Mar. 13 - San Jose, CA - City
National Civic
Mar. 15 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
Mar. 16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Mar. 18 - Vancouver, BC -
Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
