 American
tenor Lawrence Brownlee will sing
his Kansas City debut in a free Harriman-Jewell
Series Discovery Concert at 7
p.m. on Saturday, October 3, at the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City (12th and
Central Sts. map). Brownlee and pianist Justina
Lee will perform songs and arias by Mozart,
Duparc, Rossini, Liszt, and Carter. He
will also sing Donizetti's famous
aria with nine high Cs from The
Daughter of the Regiment, "Ah,
mes amis."
full program list
The extraordinary Lawrence Brownlee has proven
himself to be one of the most prominent bel
canto tenors on the international
scene. Opera News touts Brownlee as “in
that rarefied Land of Top
Rossini Tenors, population
two.” Many Harriman-Jewell Series patrons
are well familiar with Juan Diego Flórez,
the other tenor who has mastered Rossini's operatic
roles. (Flórez has
sung three recitals for the Series
including his American recital debut in 2002).
Print
tickets at home now or call 816-415-5025 for assistance (limit:
four tickets per household).
The intent behind
the Harriman-Jewell Series Discovery Concerts
is to introduce excellence and artistry
to new audiences by eliminating a
cost barrier. The free events begin
at
7 p.m. (earlier
than other evening performances) to better
accommodate the schedules of families with
children. Please tell
friends about this free concert: send
to a friend
Dr. and
Mrs. Burnell Landers sponsor this event. The National Endowment for the Arts has underwritten
the 2009 Discovery Concerts.
We hope to see you at this free
Discovery Concert!
Lawrence Brownlee
will also lead a free vocal master class with
preselected students in the Forbis Recital
Hall, inside the Pillsbury Music Center,
on the William Jewell College campus in Liberty,
Mo. map The
class is designed to be enjoyed by audience
observers; the public is invited to attend
this free event from 1 to 3 p.m.
on Friday, October 2 (the day before
his recital at the Folly). Reservations are
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BIOGRAPHY: Lawrence
Brownlee is lauded for the beauty
of his voice, his seemingly effortless
technical agility, and his dynamic
and engaging dramatic skills. The
New Yorker's Alex Ross wrote this past
summer that Brownlee was capable of briefly
banishing the "ghosts of Caruso and
Pavarotti."
The 36-year-old Brownlee recently received
raves for his performance as Count
Almaviva in the mid-September production
of The Barber of Seville with
the Washington National Orchestra. Anne Midgette
of the Washington Post wrote that "He
can do the showy fireworks that the
role requires with aplomb..." Midgette
continued, "but almost
more exciting than his long chains
of florid notes was the simple sound
of his voice, which is ardent and
warm."
The Ohio-born tenor was the winner of
both the 2006 Marian Anderson and Richard
Tucker Awards, a feat never before achieved
by any artist in the same year. Previously,
he was honored with a 2003 ARIA Award,
a 2003 Richard Tucker Music
Foundation Career Grant and was a 2001 winner
of the Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions.
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