Sarah Brightman on Sunset Boulevard

One billion streams and 30 million records. We talk to global music legend Sarah Brightman about how she landed her role for 'Sunset Boulevard'.
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[@jjphoenix4055]

She's a LIVING LEGEND. You aussies are lucky indeed! Hope a cast recording album and hopefully a blu ray disc will be out of it!

[@pandoraalberts5267]

Fabulous singer. One of the all-time greats.

[@pameladowe2492]

Loved Sarah from the moment I heard her sing!

[@LadyViolet0975]

Sarah Brightman è una donna semplicemente adorabile e anche molto umile nonostante sia una leggenda vivente del mondo del teatro e della musica operatic pop. Io ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerla personalmente e non ci sono parole per esprimere che grande essere umano sia e che fantastica artista sia! ❤❤❤❤

[@spacewalktraveller1]

I went to see this show last Thursday night. It was brilliant and I'm going to see it again this Wednesday. Ashleigh Rubenach and Joe Gillis are both brilliant in their roles. Sarah Brighton was really good also in her role. Being an opera lover, I've have seen much better Sopranos than Sarah. If you haven't seen the show go and see it, it is a great production and well worth it. The whole cast did an amazing job.

[@neil1030]

I'd love to see it. Would be great if this production would come to the USA.

[@GibrainVergara]

I love her so much!

[@jobuchner2563]

I would love to see her interpretation of this role. It's going to be fantastic!

[@ande100]

I fondly remember Sunset Boulevard in London in 1993. Hotly debated.

[@lisacup6876]

Betty Buckley in Sunset was beyond!!

[@LeonorFiniCat]

Totally agree!

[@nickdingle789]

Jesus Christ. She’s perfect for that role!❤❤❤ She should’ve done that before!☝️☝️☝️

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqratuvwxyz1111]

I can’t wait to see you this Saturday ❤

[@juangelfernandez1131]

🤩🤩🤩...! She's absolutely F A B U L O U S.

[@souLmauri]

Love U Sarah🥰

[@Mick_4591]

Never knew who she was until the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Singing Amigos pare siempre with Jose Carreras.

[@johncubbidge2237]

Plenty of clips of Tim Draxl singing, but only a few notes from Ms Brightman in ONE clip.

[@darreylhenderson702]

Yep, that should tell you something.

[@multioptioned]

Age catches up with everyone. But a long way from Hot Gossip, "I lost my heart to a starship trooper" and the Kenny Everett video show! 😮

[@hermitcrabbot]

Looking back, Sarah is the greatest singer for two centuries.

[@spacewalktraveller1]

Totally disagree. Cecilia Bartoli, Joan, Sutherland, Maria Callas, Angela Gheorghiu, Renee Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa all run rings around her. In the opera world no one really talks about her. Go and listen to some Coloratura Sopranos, now that is real singing.

[@christophspiessens3751]

@@spacewalktraveller1 Jessey Norman, Lyontine Price, ...

[@johncubbidge2237]

@@hermitcrabbot methinks you have led a sheltered life

[@ernshaw78]

Will we get a pro shot?

[@matthewplampton955]

Nothing against Sarah and I'm sure she'll do a great job but saying you're the right age for the role....Norma Desmond was originally 50....

[@joelbrahams6503]

50 today is different to 50 in 1950

[@aqvamaninc.8151]

The best Norma Desmond always be Glenn Close! No one performs Norma as Glenn!

[@owenlock2372]

Patti Lupone was the original Norma in the musical. Gloria Swanson is thee original ND.

[@bogadan]

Наконец-то у Сарочки волосы адекватной длины😊

[@nealsandwell]

Interesting that they show a clip of Claire Moore, the other original Christine.

[@christophspiessens3751]

When?

[@nealsandwell]

@@christophspiessens3751 when the Phantom turns her face, before close up of Sarah.

[@kaitlynrowena5463]

Nope that’s definitely Sarah in that bit

[@Achilles.hicks.]

@@nealsandwellno that’s 100% Sarah loo

[@dougbarker3019]

Sylvie Paladino is stunning in Sunset Boulevard. Unfortunately, Sarah's voice is only a pale shadow of its former self.

[@LeonorFiniCat]

Having seen both in the role, Silvie absolutely slays. I am going one more time and while I mean no disrespect to Sarah, I'm hoping it will be Silvie on that night, honestly.

[@4470greg]

Guardian review…….In her first theatre role in decades, the soprano is simply not up to the task of playing Norma Desmond

[@kc-lp6wg]

I was wondering why l can't find any clips of her actually singing the role.

[@darreylhenderson702]

​@@kc-lp6wgThat should tell you something

[@AprilShowers560]

I saw it a few weeks ago. It wasn’t good, I left before the end.

[@BradTea]

I want to see Sarah but Tim Draxl is so bland.

[@LeonorFiniCat]

He's actually really great as Joe, I have been twice. I do recommend giving him a chance if you're still curious to go.

[@darrenmassey4224]

The most boring, wooden "performer" ever. Worst casting choice

[@Mick_4591]

And the only other song I like of hers is Time to say good bye With Andrea Bocelli

[@user-ji5vs9vw7s]

Just from this clip, she is the wrong person for the role, looks like Christine as Norma with all the same Christine face and body gestures. She is no Patti L. Also, Tim is Waaaaaaay to old and poor American accent to play the YOUNG, hot guy role, YUK!