The audience and critics are raving after Lawrence Brownlee's last appearance at the Met as Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola next to hawt Elina.
As Don Ramiro, the Prince Charming of the tale, the young American tenor Lawrence Brownlee was outstanding, with a sweet sound, impressive agility, ringing high notes and a smile that resonated to the core of his interpretation. Mr. Brownlee’s performance of the prince’s big aria, “Si, Ritrovarla Io Giuro,” drew the evening’s most rousing applause.
In an interview by Zinta Lundborg published yesterday @ Bloomberg, Larry states among others:
“Some of my biggest discouragers in this profession were black people”
“Nobody wants to see a black man kissing a white woman onstage”
“Some people may connect what I did onstage with opening their minds or changing their views of African-American people.”
On JDF:
“We’re actually the same age, but he made his debut eight years before I did,” Brownlee says. “I’m not competitive with him, and I don’t ever want to be that looming-in-the-background, threatening person in the second cast.”
Listen to Larry Brownlee singing a superb "Si, ritrovarla io giuro"
As Don Ramiro, the Prince Charming of the tale, the young American tenor Lawrence Brownlee was outstanding, with a sweet sound, impressive agility, ringing high notes and a smile that resonated to the core of his interpretation. Mr. Brownlee’s performance of the prince’s big aria, “Si, Ritrovarla Io Giuro,” drew the evening’s most rousing applause.
In an interview by Zinta Lundborg published yesterday @ Bloomberg, Larry states among others:
“Some of my biggest discouragers in this profession were black people”
“Nobody wants to see a black man kissing a white woman onstage”
“Some people may connect what I did onstage with opening their minds or changing their views of African-American people.”
On JDF:
“We’re actually the same age, but he made his debut eight years before I did,” Brownlee says. “I’m not competitive with him, and I don’t ever want to be that looming-in-the-background, threatening person in the second cast.”
Listen to Larry Brownlee singing a superb "Si, ritrovarla io giuro"
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