International singing superstar, Sarah Brightman is the world's biggest selling Soprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves. Sarah is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical music charts.

Brightman starred as Christine Daaé in Lloyd Webber's adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera on October 1986. Once again, the role of Christine was written specifically for her.

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Having originated and defined the female lead role, it's not surprising that Sarah will probably always be regarded as the quintessential Christine in this landmark musical. Sarah premiered the role at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on Oct 9, 1986 and at the Majestic Theatre on Jan 26, 1988 in New York.

There are some, though, and we'll get to them later. Mariah Carey's vocal range is G#2 – E7. This classes her as a Light-Lyric Coloratura Soprano.

Brightman is the first artist to have been invited twice to perform the theme song at the Olympic Games: first at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she sang “Amigos Para Siempre” with Spanish tenor José Carreras; and second at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, performing “You and Me” with Chinese singer Liu Huan.

Christine Daaé is a fictional character and the female protagonist of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and of the various adaptations of the work. Erik, the Phantom of the Opera and Viscount Raoul de Chagny both fall in love with her.

There couldn't be a clearer link between Phantom and Christine's father. Her father, with his violin, was a man of music too. Phantom, then, is her dead angel father – her angel of music. To keep her father with her, she must choose the Phantom over Raoul.

Sarah Brightman International singing superstar, Sarah Brightman is the world's biggest-selling Soprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves.

Singers go through a lot of diction training, and are usually expected to be able to fluently speak at least one of their second languages. If all else fails, there is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which assigns each sound a specific character.

The musical - a fixture on Broadway since opening on Jan. 26, 1988 - has weathered recessions, war, terrorism and cultural shifts. But the prolonged pandemic may have been the last straw: It's a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra.

Based on a 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera House. Mesmerised by the talents and beauty of the young soprano Christine, the Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her.

The seventh octave is the range of notes between C7 and C8. It is easier for very high coloratura sopranos to sing in this octave, but some people who are capable of singing in the bass range (like singers Adam Lopez, Virgo Degan, Nicola Sedda or Dimash Kudaibergen) can do it.

This is Tim Storms, a singer in possession of an incredible 10 octaves!!! He's a Guinness World Record Breaker and has recorded material, although has never seen significant success in the industry. Watch this astounding video to see what he can do.

Michael Jackson's The first No. 1 debut in the Hot 100's history? Michael Jackson's “You Are Not Alone,” on the chart dated Sept. 2, 1995 (after the list began in August 1958).

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift has taken over the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the first-ever artist to so do. All 10 songs atop this week's Hot 100 come from Swift's album Midnights, which was released on Oct. 21.