Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

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Andrew Lloyd Webber - Hall Celebration
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  1. Edition: edition dvd
  2. DVD: 1 item: Release Date 2001-10-30
  3. Publisher: Universal Studios
  4. Encoding: Region 1
  5. Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
  6. Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1,
  7. Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  8. Run Time: 127
  9. ISBN: 0783246064
  10. Sales Rank in Music: #9946

Product Review

The Royal Albert Hall in London comes alive to the passionate melodies and songs from the shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Enjoy the magic of this night of a thousand stars. Directed by: David Mallet

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In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Paige in big frocks and an even bigger voice delivers "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory" with her usual power; Michael Ball and Donny Osmond stretch the last vestiges of boyish charm to the very limits but still sound great; and Boyzone gets the youth vote. Then there are Kiri Te Kanawa, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Arena, and, of course, another encore for brother Julian Lloyd Webber and those Variations on the cello. But the stars are Sir Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Brightman in an outstanding selection from The Phantom of the Opera (probably his best work), Antonio Banderas (who really can sing), and Glenn Close, a stupendous, moving Norma Desmond in songs from Sunset Boulevard. All in all, a deserved celebration for someone who has given so many people a great deal of pleasure, and a treat for musicals fans of all ages. --Piers Ford

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4.7 out of 5 stars (293 customer reviews)

244 of 246 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Night Of A Thousand Stars!, June 12, 2000
Brian Sheperd "Brian John" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Just as the box (and the song) says, this is truly a night of a thousand stars. The video contains... Whistle Down The Wind ~ Tina Arena; Joseph Fanfare ~ the Orchestra; Any Dream Will Do & Close Every Door ~ Donny Osmond; Variations On A Theme By Paganini ~ Julian Lloyd Webber; Requiem For Evita ~ National Youth Choir; Oh What A Circus & High Flying Adored ~ Antonio Banderas; Don't Cry For Me Argentina ~ Elaine Paige; Light At The End Of The Tunnel ~ Ray Shell; Hosana (from Jesus Christ Superstar) ~ National Youth Choir; Hosana (from Requiem) ~ Dennis O'Neill; Pie Jesu ~ Sarah Brightman & Ben De'Ath; Jesus Christ Superstar ~ Marcus Lovett; Gethsemane ~ Michael Ball; Phantom Overture ~ the Orchestra; Phantom Of The Opera ~ Sarah Brightman & Antonio Banderas; All I Ask Of You ~ Sarah Brightman & Michael Ball; Music Of The Night ~ Sarah Brightman; Tire Tracks And Broken Hearts ~ Bonnie Tyler; No Matter What ~ Boyzone; Vaults Of Heaven ~ Michael Ball; Car...Read more


182 of 189 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars LLOYD WEBBER'S BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IN THE GALA LIVE CONCERT, January 6, 2005
Marijan Bosnar "(the historian)" (Croatia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (DVD)
When in March 1998 Andrew Lloyd Webber turned 50, a full two-hour celebration gala concert was given in his honour at London's Royal Albert Hall. He certainly deserved it, since by that time he was rightly thought of as the most successful musical composer of all times. As it is wide known, he wrote numerous hit shows, including the two longest running musicals in the history of the West End and Broadway, i.e. "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera". So the numerous artists who performed his shows and singles were called together and they delivered this stunning concert accompanied by a wonderful symphonic orchestra. Every show up to that date, except "By Jeeves", "The Beautiful Game" and his latest, "The woman in white", was covered, the former from 2000 and the latter premiered in September 2004. I'll give you my brief impressions of the songs performed here.

1. "Whistle down the wind" performed by Tina Arena: This is the single version released before the show was put to...Read more


46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lloyd Webber Has Never Sounded This Good!, May 1, 2000
M. Raeann Gooch "rgooch55" (Napa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some of the most beautiful music of the last 30 years. This amazing video captures the highlights of his brilliant career and brings them to a new level. The variety of music and performers worked wonderfully. Sarah Brightman, Antonio Banderas, Glenn Close, Donny Osmond, Elaine Page and all the artists are great, but Michael Ball took the cake! WOW! His performance of "Gethsemane" will leave you breathless. "Vaults of Heaven" (on which Michael was joined by The London Community Gospel Choir) will leave you swaying and clapping! Michael's gorgeous voice complemented Sarah B.'s on their duet "All I Ask Of You." He is THE HIGHLIGHT of this video. Other noteworthy performances include Donny Osmond's "Joseph..." segment, "Memory" sung by the one and only Elaine Page and Glenn Close's "With One Look" is amazing. And all things considered, I must give Antonio Banderas some credit...Read more

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