Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman

Tour bySarah Brightman
Location	Asia Europe North America
Associated album	Gala - Sarah Brightman The Collection
Start date	7 July 2016 (2016-07-07)
End date	11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)
Legs	4
No. of shows	25
Sarah Brightman concert chronology
Dreamchaser World Tour (2013-2014) Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman (2016) Royal Christmas Gala (2017)

Gala - An Evening With Sarah Brightman was a 2016–17 concert tour by Englishsoprano singerSarah Brightman with eleven shows inJapan,^[1][2] three inSouth Korea^[3] and three inMexico.^[4]

The Gala Tour features aclassical 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 pianistDi Wu, counter tenorNarcis Iustin Ianău, and maestro Paul Bateman, the show is directed byAnthony Van Laast.^[5]

For Japan concerts, Brightman sang the song titled "Stand Alone", from the dramaSaka no ue no kumo (坂の上の雲; lit. Clouds over the hills) composed byJoe Hisaishi and performed by theNHK Symphony Orchestra.^[6]

ACT I

1. "Sunset Boulevard Overture"
2. "Harem"(Only Turkey)^[7]
3. "Stand Alone"(Only Japan)^[6]
4. "Nella Fantasia"(Not performed in Japan and Turkey)
5. "Anytime Anywhere"
6. "Dust in the Wind"
7. "Carpe Diem"(withMario 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"(withMario 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"(withNarcis 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)

The concert style is very classical asFrangoulis 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 fromKorea 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 popularEnglish classical crossover singers, appears on stage in a glittering silver dress and sings the theme song of the musicalThe 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]

The Gala show received positive reviews from critics. Park Jin-han fromKorea 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]

• Sarah Brightman concert tours
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