voc, *1972 US
Singer of Classical
Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972) is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire. Describing his voice, Speight Jenkins, general director of the Seattle Opera, said: "There are other singers that sing this repertory very well, but I don't think anyone else has quite as beautiful a sound and as rounded a tone," and praise his "incredible top notes, adding about his high F (F5) in "Credeasi, misera": "With him it's not a scream, it's a beautiful sound." Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato adds: "He is always in service of the music. His natural instrument is just incredibly beautiful. The word 'honey' comes to mind. He also has technical prowess and agility."
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia | Gioacchino Rossini, Elīna Garanča, Nathan Gunn, Lawrence Brownlee, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Miguel Gómez Martínez | 2006 | Album |
Carmina Burana | Carl Orff - Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sally Matthews, Lawrence Brownlee, Christian Gerhaher | 2005 | Album |
Stabat Mater | Gioacchino Rossini - Anna Netrebko • Joyce DiDonato • Lawrence Brownlee • Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Ciro Visco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano | Album |