Brightman Sarah - Symphony - Live In Vienna (CD + DVD)

CD Extra: ¿¿Vide Cor Meum¿¿ Due to overwhelming demand by her devoted fans, Manhattan Records will make a CD/DVD of Sarah Brightman¿¿s PBS special Symphony ¿¿ Live in Vienna, available at retail for the first time. The package features the best-selling British soprano¿¿s spine-tingling performance at Vienna¿¿s magnificent Stephansdome Cathedral on January 16th, 2008, in both audio and visual formats. Brightman chose one of Europe¿¿s most majestic settings for this milestone concert event. Consecrated in 1147, Stephansdom Cathedral is renowned for its awe-inspiring Gothic architecture, which, along with the production¿¿s lavish light show, lends a dramatic and mystical feel to the musical proceedings, which were recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound. ¿¿It¿¿s a very special place,¿¿ Brightman says of the cathedral. ¿¿There¿¿s a dark romanticism and fairy-tale feeling within it. When you walk in, it envelops you. It¿¿s large, but at the same time you feel very at home there and quite cozy. I wanted an architectural setting that suggested faith. I think of all the cathedrals in the world, this is one of my favorites, which is why it was important to me to perform this concert there.¿¿ Backed by a live rock band and a full orchestra, Brightman delivers passionate performances of songs from her 2008 chart-topping album Symphony, as well as such fan favorites as ¿¿Phantom of the Opera,¿¿ ¿¿Time to Say Goodbye,¿¿ and ¿¿Ave Maria.¿¿ Brightman also welcomes several special guests for duets, including Italian tenor Alessandro Safina, Argentinean countertenor Fernando Lima, and British singer Chris Thompson of Mannfred Mann¿¿s Earth Band.