SF Performances Presents: Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor

It's hard to keep eyes and ears off this accomplished and charismatic artist. "I want people to feel like they're listening to someone who has something thoughtful and meaningful to say," says Lawrence Brownlee, who returns to SF Performances after his 2018 debut with pianist Kevin Miller.. Brownlee is deeply thoughtful about his connection to audiences, through selection of repertory and musical storytelling.

Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera, both as a singer on the world's top stages, and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry. Captivating audiences and critics around the globe, he has been hailed as "an international star in the bel canto operatic repertory" (The New York Times), "one of the world's leading bel canto stars" (The Guardian), and "one of the most in-demand opera singers in the world today" (NPR).

This program will include:
RISING
ROBERT OWENS: Desire, 0p. 13; Silver Rain, Op. 11
JEREMIAH EVANS: April Song; Lost Illusions; Southern Mansion
MARGARET BONDS: Songs of the Seasons
CARLOS SIMON: Vocalise I, II, III
DAMIEN SNEED: Beauty that is never old; The Gift to Sing; To America
SHAWN OKPEBHOLO: Romance
JOEL THOMPSON: Supplication; Compensation; My People
VERDI: Ad una stella; Aria from Rigoletto: La donna mobile
DONIZETTI: Me voglio fa'na casa; Aria from Rita: Allegro io son
ROSSINI: La lontanaza; Aria from L'occasione fa il ladro: D'ogni piu sacro impegno
BELLINI: La ricordanza; Aria from Il pirata: Nel furor delle tempeste

$80/70/60.

Presented by San Francisco Performances