[ ClassicalX ] Hayley Westenra To Play Dunfermline's Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is delighted to announce a once-in-a-lifetime booking.

International opera sensation Hayley Westenra is to play the city theatre on October 20th.

As the biggest selling Classical artist of the 21st Century, with combined album sales of over four million worldwide, performances for Queens, Princes, Princesses, Presidents, Prime Ministers and the Dalai Lama, duets with Jose Carreras, Bryn Terfel and Andrea Bocelli and a tour with Il Divo, Hayley Westenra has achieved phenomenal heights and has only just turned 21.

The five years since the release of Hayley Westenra's debut international album Pure have been a whirlwind. Odyssey and her third album Treasure, followed, but Pure is still one of the fastest-selling classical albums in the history of the UK charts.

Despite all this success, Hayley still remains the same unaffected, down-to-earth girl from Christchurch, New Zealand. Although she has an incredibly busy schedule, she still finds time to dedicate a great deal of energy to her role as the youngest Unicef Ambassador in the world and is a patron of several charities.

She was honoured to sing at the unveiling of the NZ Second World War Memorial in the presence of HM The Queen, Prince Charles, Tony Blair, and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.

Her Film and TV work has been extensive, including an onscreen role in NBC’s “American Dreams,” the theme for Al Pacino’s “Merchant of Venice,” two films for Disney and Terrence Mallick’s “New Wold” She recorded the theme and soundtrack for the BBC’s new six part drama series “Jekyll “ (starring James Nesbitt), as well as the theme and incidental music for an ITV TV blockbuster film entitled “Flood “ (Robert Carlyle, Tom Courtney, Joanne Whalley and David Suchet).

Carnegie Hall’s Bill Mair enthused:

“This is wonderful news for us: Hayley’s a big name with a very wide range, from opera to popular music and even some folk-ish songs. and I’m sure she’ll be very popular with our patrons. The tickets are a great price, too, and there’s no booking fee, so I predict an early sell-out.”

Hayley Westenra
River Of Dreams Tour
Carnegie Hall Dunfermline. 01383 602302, www.attfife.org.uk
Mon 20 Oct 7.30pm Tickets £27.50

Source: National Gig Guide