(EMI) The world's biggest selling soprano, Sarah Brightman, was selected as the sole international performer in a pivotal performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 World Olympics. She subsequently will be seen on The Today Show (NBC), Monday, August 11.Brightman's upcoming 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.
2008 Tour Dates:
Tuesday, November 4th Arena Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
Thursday, November 6th Auditorio Telmex Guadalajara, Mexico
Saturday, November 8th Auditorio Nacional Mexico City, Mexico
Sunday, November 9th Auditorio Nacional Mexico City, Mexico
Wednesday, November 12th American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Friday, November 14th UCF Convocation Center Orlando, FL
Saturday, November 15th BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL
Sunday, November 16th St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL
Tuesday, November 18th Gwinnett Center Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, November 19th Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Saturday, November 22nd MGM Grand at Foxwoods Mashantucket, CT
Sunday, November 23rd Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Monday, November 24th TD Banknorth Garden Boston, MA
Wednesday, November 26th Centre Bell Montreal QC, Canada
Friday, November 28th Scotiabank Place Ottawa, ON, Canada
Saturday, November 29th Copps Coliseum Hamilton, ON, Canada
Sunday, November 30th Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON, Canada
Tuesday, December 2nd Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Wednesday, December 3rd Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
Thursday, December 4th Allstate Arena Chicago, IL
Saturday, December 6th MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB
Sunday, December 7th Brandt Centre Regina, SK
Monday, December 8th Saddledome Calgary, AB, Canada
Wednesday, December 10th Rexall Place Edmonton, AB, Canada
Friday, December 12th GM Place Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saturday, December 13th Save on Foods Centre Victoria, BC, Canada
Sunday, December 14th Comcast Arena Everett, WA
Tuesday, December 16th ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA
Wednesday, December 17th HP Pavillion San Jose, CA
Friday, December 19th Honda Center Anaheim, CA
Saturday, December 20th Los Angeles Forum Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, December 21st Jobing.com Arena Glendale, AZ