Phil Muse reviews Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, and Constantine Orbelian’s I Puritani recording in the June issue of the Atlanta Audio Club’s Classical Corner: “Sarah Coburn has all the qualifications to be the Bellini soprano for her own generation, as witness the stratospheric heights to which she soars in her two arias as Elvira in…
“This Delos release of Bellini’s Puritani is another example of the excellent work of Kaunas City Symphony of Lithuania under the direction of its principal conductor Constantine Orbelian. He elicits a clean, warm sound from the orchestra, with especially fine playing in the horn and woodwind sections. Tempos are well chosen and the dramatic pacing leads…
Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas State Symphony’s I Puritani gets a 4.5-star rating and Recording of the Month distinction in Limelight Magazine! “This latest offering, featuring Bellini’s mellifluous swansong I Puritani, may just be their finest to date, conducted as usual by Constantine Orbelian, with Brownlee joined by the excellent American coloratura…
The November 2021 issue of Opera News names Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, and Constantine Orbelian’s I Puritani as a Critic’s Choice! “This new Puritani is made memorable by its leading man, Lawrence Brownlee, whose singing sets a new standard. The glorious, consistently golden-toned ease of the American tenor’s vocalism is already obvious in his first…
A second Fanfare critic has added our new recording of Bellini’s I Puritani to their “Not to be missed” list: “From Delos comes an impressive new studio release of Bellini’s final opera, I puritani, recorded at the Kaunas Philharmonic. …Lawrence Brownlee is one of the finest bel canto tenors of his generation. And, among tenors who have participated…
Rafael de Acha reviews the new Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, Constantine Orbelian, and Kaunas City Symphony recording of Bellini’s I Puritani: “Not since the 1953 studio recordings of Bellini’s Bel Canto tour de force with deluxe casts: the vintage Cetra with Callas, Di Stefano, Panerai, and Rossi-Lemeni, and the various 1960’s releases with Dame Joan Sutherland leading…
Lawrence Brownlee wins over a bel canto skeptic at Opera Obsession with the newly released Allegro io son recording: Pre-Order “The artistry of Lawrence Brownlee, though, drew me to his new album of Bellini and Donizetti, Allegro io son, and I’ve been listening to it repeatedly. It’s a thoughtfully put-together disc, and one that admirably…
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