Acting
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she married. She went on to star in several Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. The Original London Cast Album of the musical was released in CD format in 1987 and sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time. After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover artist. She is among the most prominent performers in the genre, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs. Her duet with the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, "Time To Say Goodbye", topped charts all over Europe and became the highest and fastest selling single of all times in Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks breaking the all-time sales record, with over 3 million copies sold in the country and subsequently became an international success with 12 million copies worldwide. She has now collected over 180 gold and platinum sales awards in 38 different countries. Brightman is the only artist to have been invited twice to perform at the Olympic Games, first at the 1992' Barcelona Olympic Games where she sang "Amigos Para Siempre" with the Spanish tenor Jose Carreras with an estimated global audience of a billion people, and sixteen years later in Beijing, this time with Chinese singer Liu Huan and performing the song "You and Me" to an estimated 4 billion people worldwide.
Filmography
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Film · 2026
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
Film · 2023
Die Giovanni Zarrella Show
Series · 2021
Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony
Film · 2020
Ride the Wind
Series · 2020
Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert
Film · 2018
Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser In Concert
Film · 2013
The Story of Musicals
Series · 2012
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Film · 2011
First Night
Film · 2010
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
Film · 2009
Sarah Brightman: Symphony - Live In Vienna
Film · 2008
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Film · 2008
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Film · 2008
Andrea Bocelli - Live In Tuscany
Film · 2007
Concert for Diana
Film · 2007
Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection
Film · 2006
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Film · 2006
Sarah Brightman: Harem - A Desert Fantasy
Film · 2004
Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas
Film · 2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Series · 2004
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert
Film · 2001
American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert
Film · 2001
A Musical Christmas from the Vatican
Film · 2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Series · 2001
Starnacht am Wörthersee
Series · 2000
Sarah Brightman: One Night In Eden - Live In Concert
Film · 1999
Show Palast
Series · 1999
Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane
Film · 1998
Sarah Brightman: In Concert
Film · 1998
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
Film · 1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Film · 1998
The Heaven and Earth Show
Series · 1998
Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany
Film · 1997
Tigerenten Club
Series · 1996
Musik für Sie
Series · 1995
Ready, Steady, Cook
Series · 1994
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Film · 1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Series · 1992
Musik liegt in der Luft
Series · 1991
Geld oder Liebe
Series · 1989
The Phantom of the Opera
Film · 1988
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
Series · 1988
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem
Film · 1986
Song & Dance
Film · 1984
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Series · 1980
The Cannon & Ball Show
Series · 1979
Musikladen
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964