“Tenor Lawrence Brownlee made his debut on the Delos label in March of 2014 with an album entitled Virtuoso Rossini Arias. The eight tracks on this album established his engagingly light touch to execution that could serve him just as effectively in the seria selections as in the comic ones. His well-balanced approach to the two dispositions of the bel canto style can now be found on his second album, released at the beginning of this month.… What is important about Brownlee’s lightness of touch is that it allows him to take a nuanced approach to both comedy and tragedy. His sensitivity to the texts he sings is further enhanced by a highly effective rapport with conductor Constantine Orbelian leading the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra. These are the same conductor and orchestra that accompanied him on his Rossini album. … the right match for the lightness of tone that Brownlee delivers so well.” —Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio
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