Behind The Velvet Rope
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Winter / Spring 2017
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Sarah Brightman
Named Godmother of
Seabourn Encore
International recording artist and the
world’s best-selling soprano, Sarah
Brightman, was named godmother of
Seabourn’s newest vessel, the intimate,
all-suite
Seabourn Encore,
in the port of
Singapore in January this year. Brightman
presided over a glittering evening ceremony
and all-around festive occasion, attended by
guests and crew departing on a 10-day
maiden voyage bound for Indonesia.
“Sarah Brightman embodies the style
and sophistication, the talent and
innovation, the playfulness and inviting
warmth that create the unique atmosphere
guests enjoy on board every Seabourn
vessel,” said Richard Meadows, president of
Seabourn. “We’re so grateful to have her
officially name
Seabourn Encore.”
Brightman launched her career with the
British dance troupe Hot Gossip in the late
1970s. In 1981, she made her West End
musical theatre debut in
Cats,
and went on
to star in several West End and Broadway
musicals, including originating the role of
Christine Daaé in
The Phantom of the Opera.
Brightman furthered her musical career as a
classical crossover artist, a genre she is often
credited with creating and has sold over 30
million albums worldwide. Her 1996 duet
with Andrea Bocelli on “Time to Say Goodbye”
became an international sensation and one
of the best-selling singles of all time.
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. In 2012, Brightman
accepted the UNESCO nomination for Artist
for Peace, honoring her “commitment to
humanitarian and charitable causes.”
Seabourn Encore
is the fourth of five
luxury ships that will eventually be part of
the Seabourn fleet. The next,
Seabourn
Ovation,
will join the fleet in spring 2018.
Seabourn Encore
is ushering in a new
ultra-luxury style for Seabourn, with modern
interior design elements by hospitality icon
Adam D. Tihany.
International recording artist and world’s best-selling
Soprano Sarah Brightman officially names and welcomes
Seabourn Encore
to the Seabourn family.
Seabourn Encore
is the fourth of
five luxury ships that will eventually
be part of the Seabourn fleet.
Photo courtesy of Seabourn Cruises
