Tenor Lawrence Brownlee's SF Performances recital debut explores the range of songs from the unbridled Romanticism of Schumann's beloved Dichterliebe cycle to the West Coast premiere of a new song cycle entitled "Cycles of My Being", composed by rising star Tyshawn Sorey. The piece will look at what it means to be an African American man living in America today, with the world premiere February 20 at Opera Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, followed by performances at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Carnegie Hall, and SFP's performance at the Herbst Theatre.
Hailed by the Associated Press as one of "the world's leading bel canto tenors," American-born Lawrence Brownlee captivates audiences and critics around the world. His voice, praised by NPR as "an instrument of great beauty and expression...perfectly suited to the early nineteenth century operas of Rossini and Donizetti," has brought him to the top of opera world, ushering in "a new golden age in high male voices" (The New York Times). His most recent recording of Virtuoso Rossini Arias was nominated for a GRAMMY(TM) Award, and prompted New Yorker critic Alex Ross to ask "is there a finer Rossini tenor than Lawrence Brownlee?"
One of the most in-demand singer in the world, Brownlee was recently nominated for "Male Singer of the Year" by the International Opera Awards. He has performed with nearly every leading international opera house and festival, as well as major orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Academia di Santa Cecila, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra.
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Hailed by the Associated Press as one of "the world's leading bel canto tenors," American-born Lawrence Brownlee captivates audiences and critics around the world. His voice, praised by NPR as "an instrument of great beauty and expression...perfectly suited to the early nineteenth century operas of Rossini and Donizetti," has brought him to the top of opera world, ushering in "a new golden age in high male voices" (The New York Times). His most recent recording of Virtuoso Rossini Arias was nominated for a GRAMMY(TM) Award, and prompted New Yorker critic Alex Ross to ask "is there a finer Rossini tenor than Lawrence Brownlee?"
One of the most in-demand singer in the world, Brownlee was recently nominated for "Male Singer of the Year" by the International Opera Awards. He has performed with nearly every leading international opera house and festival, as well as major orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Academia di Santa Cecila, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra.
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee's SF Performances recital debut explores the range of songs from the unbridled Romanticism of Schumann's beloved Dichterliebe cycle to the West Coast premiere of a new song cycle entitled "Cycles of My Being", composed by rising star Tyshawn Sorey. The piece will look at what it means to be an African American man living in America today, with the world premiere February 20 at Opera Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, followed by performances at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Carnegie Hall, and SFP's performance at the Herbst Theatre.
Hailed by the Associated Press as one of "the world's leading bel canto tenors," American-born Lawrence Brownlee captivates audiences and critics around the world. His voice, praised by NPR as "an instrument of great beauty and expression...perfectly suited to the early nineteenth century operas of Rossini and Donizetti," has brought him to the top of opera world, ushering in "a new golden age in high male voices" (The New York Times). His most recent recording of Virtuoso Rossini Arias was nominated for a GRAMMY(TM) Award, and prompted New Yorker critic Alex Ross to ask "is there a finer Rossini tenor than Lawrence Brownlee?"
One of the most in-demand singer in the world, Brownlee was recently nominated for "Male Singer of the Year" by the International Opera Awards. He has performed with nearly every leading international opera house and festival, as well as major orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Academia di Santa Cecila, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra.
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Hailed by the Associated Press as one of "the world's leading bel canto tenors," American-born Lawrence Brownlee captivates audiences and critics around the world. His voice, praised by NPR as "an instrument of great beauty and expression...perfectly suited to the early nineteenth century operas of Rossini and Donizetti," has brought him to the top of opera world, ushering in "a new golden age in high male voices" (The New York Times). His most recent recording of Virtuoso Rossini Arias was nominated for a GRAMMY(TM) Award, and prompted New Yorker critic Alex Ross to ask "is there a finer Rossini tenor than Lawrence Brownlee?"
One of the most in-demand singer in the world, Brownlee was recently nominated for "Male Singer of the Year" by the International Opera Awards. He has performed with nearly every leading international opera house and festival, as well as major orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Academia di Santa Cecila, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra.
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