Brightman set to dazzle in Sunset Boulevard

Soprano delights fans as she returns to China with starring role in musical, Chen Nan reports.

The room buzzed with excitement, every eye fixed on the door. As Sarah Brightman stepped into the spotlight, the air was filled with the whirl of flashing cameras capturing the arrival of the world-renowned soprano.

Brightman appeared at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre on Sunday to present the performances of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard for its premiere in China.

The musical, which opened on Thursday at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre, will run until April 13. It then embarks on a national tour, with stops in Shanghai, Wuhan in Hubei province and Shenzhen in Guangdong province.