In an authentic and thrillingly nostalgic celebration at the Royal Opera House Muscat, the multiple platinum award-winning singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway will sing some of the legendary Barbra Streisand's timeless classics such as "Cry me a River" and "The Way We Were". A global household name, Barbra Streisand remains one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than sixty-eight million albums sold in the United States and a total of 145 million worldwide.
The audience can expect an evocative and thoroughly entertaining concert from Ann Hampton Callaway, an amazingly versatile and powerful singer. Her multi-octave voice has been described as "robust and powerful, yet restrained and cool … with truly divine huskiness" (WBGO-FM). Callaway has an exceptional personality with fabulous charisma on stage and brings "passion, swing, playful phrasing, electricity, charm and equally exuberant and subtle nuances" to her interpretations (Music Connection).
Best known as a singer and champion of The Great American Songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway has also made her mark as a pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actor, educator, TV host and producer. Callaway's wide-ranging accomplishments are rooted in early childhood as she grew up with music, since her mother, with whom Ann sometimes performs, is a singer, pianist and coach.
Ann Hampton Calloway will perform in an unforgettable concert at the Royal Opera House Muscat on Thursday 30th November at 7:00 pm.