Opera and musicals may be a niche market in the U.S., but there's always a market to be found in Japan.
Sarah Brightman's exceedingly clarion voice has repeatedly found its way onto the Oricon charts, even with compilation albums.
A case in point is 2009's Amalfi collection of love songs, released in conjunction with the film Amalfi.
Being a compilation, the songs are anything but new, but still work as a generalized showcase for Brightman's voice.
The album opens with what may be her biggest hit in "Time to Say Goodbye," hitting that tiny gap between opera and pop.
Throughout the album, she walks on either side of that line -- pieces from Broadway numbers float by, pieces from the classical repertoire float by, pieces from opera float by.
Along the way, her vocal talent is displayed thoroughly.
While pieces like "Il Mio Cuore Va" (an Italian rendition of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On") are nice, it's the opera proper that really showcases Brightman's talent.
"Nessun Dorma," taken on by a female, is a bit of an interesting rarity.
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" shows off a more feminine, almost kittenish version of her voice.
Completist fans will want this one, but the songs are already available on extant Western releases.
Excellent music, but redundant on the Western market.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La WallyAlfredo Catalani, Frank Peterson | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Il Mio Cuore VaJames Horner | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | O Mio Babbino CaroGiacomo Puccini | Sarah Brightman | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Anytime, AnywhereTomaso Albinoni, Sarah Brightman, Chiara Ferrau, Frank Peterson, Michael Soltau | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | AttesaPietro Mascagni | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Lascia Ch'io PiangaGeorge Frederick Handel, Frank Peterson | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Nella FantasiaEnnio Morricone | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | La LunaAntonin Dvorák | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Solo Con TeGeorge Frederick Handel | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Ave MariaDomenico Labarile, Frank Peterson, Franz Schubert, Sir Walter Scott, Jane Tempest | Sarah Brightman | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Until the End of TimeSarah Brightman, Lukas Hilbert, Frank Peterson | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | Storia D'AmorePhil Cordell | Sarah Brightman | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Jesu, Joy of Man's DesiringJohann Sebastian Bach | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | La CaliffaEnnio Morricone | Sarah Brightman | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 15 | SerenadeFrank Peterson, Michael Soltau | Sarah Brightman | Play | 01:15 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 16 | How Fair This PlaceSergey Rachmaninov | Sarah Brightman | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 17 | Amazing GraceTraditional | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 18 | Nessun Dorma | Sarah Brightman | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 349 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomaso Albinoni | Composer |
| 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 3 | Alberto Bevilacqua | Lyricist |
| 4 | Michelangelo La Bionda | Lyricist |
| 5 | Sarah Brightman | Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Primary Artist, Translation |
| 6 | Alfredo Catalani | Arranger, Composer |
| 7 | Phil Cordell | Composer |
| 8 | Antonin Dvorák | Composer |
| 9 | Chiara Ferrau | Arranger, Composer, Lyricist |
| 10 | George Frederick Handel | Composer |
| 11 | Carsten Heusmann | Arranger |
| 12 | Lukas Hilbert | Composer |
| 13 | James Horner | Composer |
| 14 | Will Jennings | Lyricist |
| 15 | Domenico Labarile | Composer |
| 16 | Carmelo La Bionda | Lyricist |
| 17 | Pietro Mascagni | Composer |
| 18 | Ennio Morricone | Composer |
| 19 | John Newton | Lyricist |
| 20 | Frank Peterson | Arranger, Composer, Musical Adaptation, Translation |
| 21 | Giacomo Puccini | Composer |
| 22 | Lucio Quarantotto | Composer |
| 23 | Sergey Rachmaninov | Composer |
| 24 | Francesco Sartori | Composer |
| 25 | Franz Schubert | Composer |
| 26 | Sir Walter Scott | Composer |
| 27 | Michael Soltau | Composer |
| 28 | Jane Tempest | Composer |
| 29 | Traditional | Composer |
Sarah Brightman
1997 - 14 tracks
Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman, The London Symphony Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |