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Sarah Brightman

Time to Say Goodbye

Time to Say Goodbye Tracks
1. Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò) - Andrea Bocelli
2. No One Like You
3. Just Show Me How to Love You
4. Tu Quieres Volver
5. In Pace
6. There for Me
7. Bilitis-Gènèrique
8. Who Wants to Live Forever
9. Wally
10. Naturaleza Muerta
11. En Aranjuez con Tu Amor
12. In Trutina
13. O Mio Babbino Caro {from Gianni Schicci}
14. Alleluja
Sarah Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye
Time to Say Goodbye Review
Fans of small, pretty-voiced soprano Sarah Brightman will not be disappointed by this CD. In addition to some pop songs, Brightman sings high-flying excerpts from Orff's Carmina Burana, Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" (performed better by almost any other operatic soprano elsewhere), and "Alleluia" from Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate. One might call this a crossover disc; others might just see it as a recording featuring a pop singer with artsy aspirations. Whatever it is, Brightman's fans love her; others do not. Two duets with tenor Jose Cura remind the listener what opera singing really ought to sound like. --Robert Levine


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Posted by Anonymous, on 2008-06-12
A Can't-Win Review
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After reading other reviews of Sarah Brightman, I realized that regardless of what I say someone will be annoyed with my review. However, I must say what I think, and hopefully everyone will understand that I am just trying to be fair.

Sarah Brightman has a lovely voice, and you can hear how pretty her voice is on each of these songs. I am a huge fan of Queen, and I was particularly impressed by her voice on "Who Wants to Live Forever." I think that Sarah compares quite favorably with singers such as Sarah McLachlan and Enya. I consider Sarah to be an outstanding pop, New Age or "World Music" singer.

Having given Sarah such glowing praise, I must temper that praise by the music that she is attempting to sing. Sarah McLachlan and Enya succeed because they sing music that is well matched to their voices. Conversely, they rarely try music that is a poor match for their voice. Sarah is sliding into opera, and while her voice is excellent, I think she is trying to sing music in a style that is just out of her stylistic reach. I know it is hard to hear when she is the primary singer, but in comparison to voices trained for the opera, she just misses.

My favorite kinds of music are rock and pop, and most of the singers in rock and pop are not, in the scheme of things, all that good as singers. For example, a couple of my favorite artists are the Moody Blues and Elton John. However, as much as I enjoy their music and their singing, neither the Moodies nor Elton John would ever be able to sing opera, and probably New Age, successfully. I doubt they would try to sing such music, knowing their limitations. Similarly, Sarah Brightman is trying for music that requires a different approach and more vocal control.

I give Sarah an A for an outstanding effort, and she nearly succeeds, but she would be better served to returning to the type of music that she does so much better.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-21
Melodic and Soothing
5
I found Sarah Brightman through her duet with Boceli on "Time To Say Goodbye." Her voice is amazing. The songs flow one after the other, and best enjoyed sipping a cup of tea with a good book.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-08-22