Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67633 in DVD
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Running time: 75 minutes

Customer Reviews

Sarah Brightman Marries Classical with Pop
I FINALLY BOUGHT THE DVD! It is worth having, because my VHS is glowing, and has finally begun to wear out. I added the DVD to my collection after debating whether or not I should really get it. Now I have it, and it is fine. The sound and picture is fine. The instrumental intro with short personal clips of Sarah is a nice touch. All the chamelionic looks are gorgeous. I don't have much to say about this DVD, other than the exquisite song selection, the appreciative audience and the well demanded encores. I think out of all three Brightman DVDs (One Night in Eden, La Luna, and Sarah Brightman in concert), the audience here appreciates her the most.

I have grown to like "Tu Quieres Volver" more, now that I've seen it many times live, and have seen it on the DVD. The song right away, broke the classical first half of the show. It's nice to hear more rarely sung songs from Brightman like "Chanson Espagnol", Solveig's song", "I feel pretty" and "Tonight". I have never heard Sarah sing these 4 songs before hearing/watching them on my DVD/VHS.

The concert is made up of a decent time of approx. 73 minutes, considering some songs were a bit short, and some were long.
My copy has the photo taken from the box cover on it. The color is a bit off, but it's not bad. The item is good for collectors, classical music buffs, and diehard Brightman fans. I am all three. :)

My Sarah Brightman DVD collection is almost complete. Because of this DVD, I want to buy One night in Eden, on DVD, as well as the Royal Albert Hall Celebration.

Tracklist is as goes:

Overture
Bailero
Chanson Espagnol
O Mio Babbino Caro
Solveig's song
Summertime
Pie Jesu
Somewhere
I Feel Pretty
Tonight
Tu Quieres Volver
Who Wants To Live Forever
Whistle Down The Wind
Overture from the Phantom of the Opera
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
The Music Of The Night
Time To Say Goodbye
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Credits

Total Time 75 Minutes

Buy this DVD. I think you will be happy.

I hope this review has helped you.

simply great
A lot of people try to compare this concert with "Eden". The two concerts are quite different. Eden is more theatrical, were Sarah sings, dances and performs with great costumes, lighting affects, male dancers and beautiful stage background. In this concert, Sarah does what she is most famous for. She sings, and boy can she sing. In the 1st part of the concert she thrills her viewers with classical songs such as Summertime, O Mio Babbino Caro and Chanson Espagnol. Then smoothly and effortlesly she glides into the pop songs. Her rendition of songs from West Side Story, Tu Quieres Volver, and Anrew LLoyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind is simply breathtaking. She breathes life into these songs with her heavenly voice, facial expression, and body movement. In addition there are the songs from Phantom and Time to say Goodbye. How can anybody not enjoy this magnificent concert is beyond me. Simply great and highly recomended.

Sarah at The Royal Albert Hall
When I bought the video, I couldn't wait to listen to it. The sound quality is great. Sarah chose very exquisite songs for her repertoire. The concert was done in 3 styles. There was classic music like "Les filles de Cadiz", "Pie Jesu" and "O mio babbino caro". Other songs included music by Lloyd Webber.

In the 2nd part, Sarah serenaded us with her angelic renditions of hits like "Who wants to live forever", "Tu quieres volver" and a song from a new Lloyd Webber musical called "Whistle down the wind". Between parts, Sarah does 3 costume changes. She goes from an angel in a blue gown, which was almost bedroom curtain-like, to a tight black corset, then a flowing white floor length gown.

If there was anything funny about the video, it had to be the expressions on Sarah's face. She glanced wide-eyed into the camera, singing almost as if she was in pain. Despite that, she sang well. Some songs I found short. Some boring. The most boring was probably "Summer time". Another boring one was The 1st song, "Bailero". It went on too long.

The best part of all, had to be the 3rd part. Sarah did material from "Phantom...", "Evita" and the ever popular song "Time to say goodbye". The duet was perfect with Andrea Bocelli. It raises the hair up on my neck every time. You might find it better than the CD version. This song definately got a greater audience response than the other songs. Sarah looked every inch dignified at the end in "Don't cry for me Argentina". It would've been nice to see her after, signing autographs.

I'm not bothered though. Buy the video if you like Sarah Brightman. It is a good cassette to add to your collection.