Lawrence Brownlee ( born Lawrence Brownlee ; born November 24, 1972 , Youngstown ) is an American opera singer ( tenor ).
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| Date of Birth | November 24, 1972 (46 years) |
| Place of Birth | Youngstown , United States |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | Opera singer |
| Singing voice | tenor |
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| Awards | [d] ( 2006 ) |
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Biography
Born on November 24, 1972 [2] in the American town of Youngstown ( Ohio ) in a working-class family. In his childhood he sang in the church choir and played various musical instruments [3] . He received a bachelor's degree from Anderson University (Indiana) and a master's degree in music from Indiana University [4] . Brownley’s professional opera career began in 2002 at the Virginia Opera, where he performed the part of Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville in Rossini. In the same role, Brownlee made his debut in Europe (on the stage of the La Scala Theater in the same 2002) and the Metropolitan Opera Theater (in 2007).
Currently, the singer lives in Atlanta with his wife Kendra and two children. He is fond of photography, dancing salsa and collecting rare recordings of Latin American music [4] .
Career
One of the leading modern performers in the bel canto style [4] [5] [6] . According to the critic A. Matusevich, “Brownlee’s voice is an absolute value: matte sound, dark timbre, soft attack - all this is so unlike the vast majority of so-called Rossini tenors ... He is not only a virtuoso of coloratura balancing act - he is no less convincing in cantilena, legato on a long breath is perfectly smooth and filled with tone, in large, long phrases his beautiful and unexpected timbre blossoms especially in the light tenor, he is well versed in the art of boosting sonority, his dynamic shades are varied a nd convincing. " Comparing Brownlee with another bel canto master, Juan Diego Flores , the critic notices that Lawrence is inferior to Flores "not only with external data, but also in brightness and sonority of sound", but "calmly with him compete in mastery of coloratura technique" [7] . In addition, critics distinguish the singer’s charisma and charisma, noting that “literally a few moments after his appearance on the scene, African-American Brownlee makes one forget about the color of his skin” [8] .
The repertoire of the singer includes leading roles in operas by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Mozart, Handel (Hatis and Galatea, Rinaldo, Semela), Salieri (Aksur, King of Hormuz), Myra (Medea in Corinth) , Verdi (“Falstaff”), Gershwin (“Porgy and Bess”), Britten (“Albert Herring”, “Turn of the Screw”), operas by modern authors Maazel (“1984”, world premiere in Vienna), Katana (“Florencia in Amazonia "). In addition, Brownlee performs tenor parts in the cantatas and oratorios of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven’s masses, Schubert, Mendelssohn’s oratorio, Stabat Mater Rossini, Stabat Mater and Dvorak’s Requiem, Carmina Burana Orff, as well as Schubert’s songs. [9] .
Brownlee performs on the world's biggest operatic stages (including the Metropolitan Opera ), tours extensively, and takes part in festivals (including the Rossini operatic festival in Pesaro [10] ).
Awards and Achievements
- Winner of the National Vocal Competition held by Metropolitan Opera (2001)
- Title of the Artist of the Year by the Seattle Opera for the role of Arthur in Bellini's The Puritans (2008)
Notes
- African The African American Almanac, Eleventh Edition / C. A. Brooks - 11 - 2011. - P. 1109-11110. - ISBN 978-1-4144-4547-2
- ↑ Interview with Lawrence Brownlee on the site “Belcanto.ru” // Interviewed by Anthony Layes, London, Opera Britannia, translated by Julia Pneva
- ↑ Kura and Brownlee made speeches in palaces // V. Dudin, St. Petersburg Vedomosti, No. 118 dated 06/29/2012 (not available link) . The appeal date is June 7, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.
- 2 1 2 3 Top Notes That Shatter Glass Ceiling // VIVIEN SCHWEITZER, "The New York Times", March 11, 2011
- ↑ Season of the best voices // Anthony Tommasini, “The New York Times”, MAY 13, 2014, translated by D. Denisova
- ↑ In the clouds of the upper "si" three tenors sounded again, but with different surnames // Mylor Sturua, "MK", May 22, 2014
- ↑ Vocal apotheosis of the orchestra festival // A. Matusevich, OperaNews.Ru website, 09/25/2011
- ↑ Debut as a benefit performance // A. Kurmachev, OperaNews.Ru website, 05/19/2014
- ↑ Brownlee on the site “Belcanto.ru”
- From the tragic to the ridiculous // E. Belyaeva, “Vremya Novostey”, August 21, 2008