Throughout
his career, tenor Lawrence Brownlee
has astounded critics and fans
alike with the
beauty of his voice in the bel-canto repertoire.
Starting...April 17, audiences can experience
his gifts live at the
Metropolitan Opera when he
appears alongside Olga Peretyatko in
Bellini's I
Puritani. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and bass
Michele Pertusi will also appear in the
production, which was directed by Sandro Sequi.
I Puritani tells
the tale of a besieged group of
English dissenters during the overthrow
and
execution of King Charles I. Best known for its
thrilling scenes of
madness for the soprano, I
Puritani also features beautiful moments for
Arturo, the tenor role.
Brownlee's recent album, Virtuoso Rossini Arias,
was released last month. It offers
a selection of
rarely-heard arias drawn from several of
Rossini's
less performed operas, along with favorites from
some of the
composer's best known works. The
recording is Brownlee's first aria
collection with
orchestra and was recorded with Constantine
Orbelian on
the Delos label.
New York audiences last heard Brownlee at Lincoln
Center's "American Songbook" series in January,
where he sang selections from his recent album
Spiritual Sketches: a recording of 10 traditional
spirituals newly arranged by his friend and
collaborator Damien
Sneed. Brownlee performed
part of the album as an NPR "Tiny Desk Concert."
Rehearsal photo courtesy of Ken
Howard/Met Opera.
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