Brightman, Sarah 1960-

PERSONAL

Born August 14, 1960, in Berkhamsted, Hertforshire (near London), England; daughter of Grenville (a real estate developer) and Paula (a dancer; maiden name, Hall) Brightman; married Andrew Graham Stewart (a band manager), 1978 (divorced, September, 1983); married Andrew Lloyd Webber (a composer), March 22, 1984 (divorced, June, 1990). Education: Studied at Elmhurst Ballet School and Arts Education School, London. Avocational Interests: Driving, swimming, writing.

Career:

Actress, singer, and producer. Performer with the rock music group Hot Gossip, 1970s; performed at Metropolitan Opera, New York City, Waldbuehne, Berlin, and Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow; toured Japan with Placido Domingo; toured U.S. cities, 1999, 2001.

Awards, Honors:

Grammy Award nomination, best new classical artist, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1985, for Requiem; Drama Desk Award nomination, best actress in a musical, 1988, for The Phantom of the Opera; German Echo Award nominations, best female artist, 1996, 1997, 1999; RSH Gold Award, best female artist, 1996; Special Golden Lion Award (with others), Royal Television Society, 1997; Echo Award, best song, 1998, for "Time to Say Goodbye "; German Golden Lion Award, best live performance, 1998; Goldene Europa Award, best female artist, 1998; Taiwanese Grammy Award, best selling record, 1998, for Timeless; Hand in Hand Award, UNESCO, 1998; Czech Grammy Award, singer of the year, 1999; New Age Voice Music Award, best vocal album, 2001; Arabian Music Award (with Kazim Al Saher), best collaboration, 2004, for "The War Is Over"; Arabian Music Award, best female artist, 2004; New York Film Festival Prize, music documentary category, 2005, for Harem—A Desert Fantasy; numerous platinum and gold records from all around the world.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) Victoria, I and Albert, West End production, 1973.

Jemimah, Cats (musical), New London Theatre, London, 1981.

Title role, Nightingale (musical), Buxton Festival Theatre, Buxton, England, then Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, 1982.

Pirates of Penzance (operetta), 1983.

Emma, Song and Dance (musical), 1984.

Valencienna, The Merry Widow, New Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 1985.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Requiem," New York City and London, 1985.

Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera (musical), Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1986, then (Broadway debut) Majestic Theatre, 1988-89.

Special guest, Waitin' in the Wings: The Night the Understudies Take Center Stage, Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1988.

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (concert), Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Rose Vibert, Aspects of Love (musical), Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1990-91, then Prince Edward Theatre, London.

Rose, Trelawney of the "Wells," Comedy Theatre, London, 1992.

Appeared in the title role of Eva Peron, Evita (musical); and as Miranda Frayle, Relative Values, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, then Savoy Theatre, London; appeared in The Innocents and Dangerous Obsession, both repertory and West End productions; also appeared in many live concert performances.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Emma, Song and Dance, BBC, 1983.

America's Tribute to Bob Hope (also known as America at Its Finest: A Tribute to the Bob Hope Cultural Center), NBC, 1988.

The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988.

The Royal Variety Performance 1987, Arts and Entertainment, 1989.

Grammy Living Legends, CBS, 1989.

A Broadway Christmas, Showtime, 1990.

Granpa, Showtime, 1991.

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (also known as The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Starring Sarah Brightman and Anthony Warlow), 1995.

A Gala Christmas in Vienna, 1997.

Andrea Bocelli: Romanza in Concert, 1997.

"Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration " (also known as "Sarah Brightman in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall"), Great Performances, PBS, 1998.

Sarah Brightman in Concert (also known as In Concert: Sarah Brightman), 1998.

Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration, 1999.

Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden, c. 1999.

Sarah Brightman: La Luna in Concert, 2000.

Requiem, 2000.

Christmas at the Vatican (also known as A Musical Christmas from the Vatican), 2001.

The Best of Sarah Brightman, PBS, 2002.

Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2006.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (also known as 81st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade), 2007.

Concert for Diana, NBC, 2007.

"Vivere: Andrea Bocelli Live in Tuscany," Great Performances, PBS, 2007.

Bambi Verleihung, ARD, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Musikladen, 1979.

Aspel & Company, ITV, 1987.

"Sarah Brightman," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1989.

"The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992.

Guest, Que apostamos?, 1998.

Herself, "Zeit der Erkenntnis," Rosamunde Pilcher, 2000.

O Clone (also known as The Clone), c. 2001.

So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001.

HermanSIC, 2003.

Bingolotto, 2003.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2004.

"Onko Suomella asiaa?," 4Pop, 2004.

Verstehen Sie Spass?, 2006.

Memories de la tele, 2007.

Pasion, 2007.

Contestant, Just the Two of Us, BBC, 2007.

The Heaven and Earth Show (also known as Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford), BBC, 2007.

"Monaco," Tenue de soiree, 2007.

Television Appearances; Other:

Dancer, Pan's People (series), 1976.

Requiem Mass (also known as Lloyd-Webber's "Requiem Mass"), 1985.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Song performer, Jesus (also known as La Bibbia: Jesus and Die Bibel—Jesus), CBS, 1999.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

"Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration " (also known as "Sarah Brightman in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall"), Great Performances, PBS, 1998.

Sarah Brightman: La Luna in Concert (special), 2000.

Film Appearances:

Rose Vibert, Aspects of Love, 2005.

Film Work; Song Performer:

"Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro)," Ronin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998.

"Deliver Me," Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

"Con te partiro," Blades of Glory, Paramount, 2007.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Nightingale (cast album), 1982.

Song and Dance, 1984.

(With Placido Domingo) Requiem, Angel, 1985.

Early One Morning: Folksongs, 1986.

The Phantom of the Opera, 1987.

The Trees They Grow So High: British Folksong Arrangements, EMI, 1988.

The Songs that Got Away, Polydor, 1989.

As I Came of Age, Polydor, 1990.

Sarah Brightman Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Polydor, 1992.

Dive, A&M, 1993.

Fly, East-West, 1995.

Surrender, Really Records, 1996.

(With the London Symphony Orchestra) Timeless, 1997.

Time to Say Goodbye, Angel Records, 1997.

Eden, EMI Angel, 1999.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Decca, 1999.

La Luna, Angel Records, 2000.

Encore, Decca, 2001.

Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman, EMI, 2002.

Harem—A Desert Fantasy, EMI, 2003.

Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas, Angel Records, 2004.

Musical and More, Universal International, 2005.

Love Changes Everything: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Volume 2, 2005.

Diva: The Singles Collection, 2006.

Best of Sarah Brightman, Toshiba EMI, 2006.

Symphony, 2008.

Also performed as Carrie Pipperidge for the recording of Carousel, MCA; appeared on cast album of Cats; also recorded several albums and singles with the popular European musical group Hot Gossip, including the single "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper," 1978; other singles include "Anything but Lonely," 1989; "Love Changes Everything," Polygram, 1990; "Time to Say Goodbye," Capitol, 1997; "Eden," Polygram International, 2000; "Harem," Angel Records, 2003; "What You Never Know," EMI, 2003; and "Be with You," Toshiba EMI, 2007.

Video Appearances:

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore, 1992.

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, PolyGram Video, 1998.

Andrea Bocelli: A Night in Tuscany, 1998.

Sarah Brightman in Concert, Columbia/TriStar Video, 1998.

(And coproducer) Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden—Live in Concert (also known as One Night in Eden: Sarah Brightman in Concert), 1998.

(And coproducer) Sarah Brightman: La Luna—Live in Concert, Angel Records, 2001.

Sarah Brightman in Concert, Columbia/TriStar Video, 2001.

(And executive producer) Sarah Brightman: Harem—A Desert Fantasy, EMI Distribution, 2004.

(And coproducer) Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour—Live from Las Vegas, Angel Records, 2004.

(And executive producer) Sarah Brightman: Diva (also known as Diva: The Singles Collection), Angel Records, 2006.

Also appeared in the music video "Him."

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 45, Gale, 2004.

Periodicals:

Billboard, April 4, 1998, p. 7.

Daily Mail, October 7, 2006, p. 19.

Parade, July 27, 2003, p. 18.

Sly, January, 2006, pp. 54-63.

Electronic:

Sarah Brightman Official Site,http://www.sarahbrightman.com, January 16, 2008.