Born in Ohio, Lawrence Brownlee won the Grand Prize at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2001 and was named Singer of the Year at the 2017 International Opera Awards. He has appeared on the world's major opera stages. Best known for his bel canto repertoire, he has also performed contemporary operas, including Lorin Maazel's 1984 and the role of jazzman Charlie Parker in Yardbird. In February 2018, he premiered Tyshawn Sorey's Cycles of My Being at Opera Philadelphia. He then made his debut at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu in Le Voyage à Reims (Count Libenskof), sang Idreno (Semiramis) at London's Royal Opera House, the title role in Count Ory at Zurich Opera, Arturo (Les Puritains) at Chicago Opera, the Italian Singer (Le Chevalier à la rose) at Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper, Nadir (Les Pêcheurs de perles) and Fernand (La Favorite) in Houston. Last season he sang Tonio (La Fille du régiment) at the Chicago Opera, Ernesto (Don Pasquale) at La Scala in Milan and Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola) at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. In the 2024-2025 season, his roles include Tonio in Munich, Arturo in New York, and Count Almaviva in Tokyo. His recordings include Allegro Io Son, The Barber of Seville, Armida, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Carmina Burana and an album of spirituals with pianist Damien Sneed. Lawrence Brownlee is an Artistic Advisor to Opera Philadelphia.At the Opéra national de Paris: L'Italienne à Alger (Lindoro), 2010; Le Barbier de Séville (Count Almaviva), 2012, 2016; Don Pasquale (Ernesto), 2018; La Cenerentola (Don Ramiro), 2018; Platée (title role), 2022; La Fille du régiment (Tonio), 2024

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