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By Matt Blank
09 Aug 2008

Sarah Brightman

British lyric soprano Sarah Brightman, having just performed the Official Olympic Theme Song for some 5 billion viewers worldwide at the Summer Games' Opening Ceremony, is gearing up for a Fall Tour of North America.

Brightman - one of the world's top-selling sopranos - was chosen as the only international performer to debut the song "You And Me" with Chinese singer Liu Huan in front of a live audience of nearly 100,000 in the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium.

It was also announced in the following press release that Brightman is scheduled for an August 11 appearance on "The Today Show" to promote her upcoming 2008 North American Fall Tour:

"Brightman’s Olympic performance confirms her as one of the great theatrical sopranos of our time and fans await her much anticipated 2008 North American Fall Tour. Her first tour since 2004, Brightman will be performing 18 shows in the US, 10 shows in Canada and 4 shows in Mexico.

Over the past two and a half decades, Sarah Brightman has sold more than 26 million albums and over two million DVDs worldwide. Brightman is a pioneer in transcending and melding mainstream musical genres, from pop and Broadway showstoppers to operatic and classical arias. In 1992 she performed 'Amigos Para Siempre' at the Closing Ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics in a duet with Jose Carreras."

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This year's Summer Games, which run August 8-24, are set to boast 302 events in 28 different sports. An estimated 10,500 individual athletes from 205 nations will compete for medals and Olympic glory.

For further information in English, visit the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Tues, Nov. 4 @ Arena Monterrey         Monterrey, Mexico

Thurs, Nov. 6 @ Auditorio Telmex        Guadalajara, Mexico

Sat, Nov. 8 @ Auditorio Nacional          Mexico City, Mexico

Sun, Nov. 9 @ Auditorio Nacional         Mexico City, Mexico

Wed, Nov. 12 @ Amer. Airlines Ctr      Dallas, TX

Fri, Nov. 14 @ UCF Convocation Ctr    Orlando, FL

Sat, Nov. 15 @ BankAtlantic Center     Sunrise, FL

Sun, Nov. 16 @ St. Pete Times Forum   Tampa, FL

Tues, Nov. 18 @ Gwinnett Center         Atlanta, GA

Wed, Nov. 19 @ Verizon Center           Washington, D.C.

Sat, Nov. 22  @F oxwoods                    Mashantucket, CT

Sun, Nov. 23 @ MSG                           New York, NY

Monday, Nov. 24 @ TD Banknorth       Boston, MA

Wed, Nov. 26 @ Centre Bell                 Montreal QC, Canada

Fri, Nov. 28 @ Scotiabank Place          Ottawa, ON, Canada

Sat, Nov. 29 @ Copps Coliseum           Hamilton, ON, Canada

Sun, Nov. 30 @ Air Canada Centre      Toronto, ON, Canada

Tues, Dec. 2 @ Quicken Loans Arena   Cleveland, OH

Wed, Dec. 3 @ Palace of Auburn Hills   Auburn Hills, MI

Thurs, Dec. 4 @ Allstate Arena             Chicago, IL

Sat, Dec. 6  @ MTS Centre                  Winnipeg, MB

Sun, Dec. 7 @ Brandt Centre                Regina, SK

Monday, Dec. 8  @ Saddledome           Calgary, AB, Canada

Wed, Dec. 10 @ Rexall Place               Edmonton, AB, Canada

Fri, Dec. 12 @ GM Place                      Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sat, Dec. 13 @ Save on Foods Centre   Victoria, BC, Canada

Sun, Dec. 14 @ Comcast Arena            Everett, WA

Tues, Dec. 16 @ ARCO Arena            Sacramento, CA

Wed, Dec. 17 @ HP Pavillion               San Jose, CA

Fri, Dec. 19 @ Honda Center               Anaheim, CA

Sat, Dec. 20 @ Los Angeles Forum       Los Angeles, CA

Sun, Dec. 21 @ Jobing.com Arena        Glendale, AZ

 
For more information, visit Sarah Brightman's Official Homepage.
 

Sarah Brightman
photo by Simon Fowler

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