YES! Thank you. This voice has ring and spin and real volume despite the light sound is in the Bjorling, Kraus Pavarotti tradition. Truly the greatest tenor singing before the public today. So excited his gifts are being recognized. Would love to hear his Rodolfo.
Brownlee's voice is beautifully placed; he shows one can have extreme facility and carry in a large house without putting the voice entirely in the nose. It wouldn't be fair to compare him to other singers who do just the opposite.
Bjoerling,Kraus and Pavarotti had completely different voice types than Mr. Brownlee, kraus being a lyric, and pavarotti and Bjoerling being spintos. brownlee is clearly a leggiero. no need to me, to compare to those heavier voices. they all are beautiful. but i do totally agree about the warmth of his voice. oh my god the warmth. the highly praised juan diego florez, i cannot listen to for long periods of time...but the warmth of brownlee is just glorious. i wish him great success.
@ciociosan I totally agree! too many people confuse differences with capability. to me, they're both just as good as the other but they bring totally different things to what they sing.
I personally would say the repertoire he sings mostly represents leggiero fach. Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and light on some Mozart roles. That is not to say he couldn't be spinto, hes got the sound and color of one (my personal opinion) with a very agile, and flexible range........What ever fach he is he displays magnificent control over the voice and melismatic difficulty of this and other bel canto pieces he has presented. He is a great role model for young leggiero tenore like myself.
I know what you mean about Florez: you can't listen to him for long stretches of time. Nevertheless, his 'cessa di piu resistere' is the best I've ever come across. I love Brownlee's voice though; it is, as you say, very warm and full.
of course one can't help but compare him to florez. i like both artists because both of them have something unique to offer. brownlee's voice may not have as much ping but it is definitely more colorful and has more juice compared to florez
Particularly convincing forays, in my opinion. I agree that Pava's technique enabled him to sing over a wide repertoire, but he certainly had a darker voice than other lauded lyric-voiced singers.
i wouldn't call JD Florez over-rated. Certainly, he deserves all the accolades, for his singing is quite fine. Still, Brownlee is, in my opinion, equally deserving because he brings to the Rossini repertoire an equally formidable technique, as well as a warmer, rounder sound. For the record, I prefer Brownlee. If he were willing to sing softly (like Florez does) more often, I think he'd have the edge over Brownlee.
Although the comments below were made some 4 years ago, I just have to respond to them because they are ludicrous in their so-called "knowledgeable" opinions being expressed. When people do not know the difference between the meaning of Italian musical terms, yet throw them around with aplomb making absolute fools of themselves, it really is time to step in and correct. Datboiq10, Mr Björling was NEVER in his life a spinto tenor. Spinto means pushed, or heavy, or dramatic, whereas leggero means light, or lyric. Mr Björling was a PURE leggero or light, lyric tenor. In his latter years from about 45 onwards his voice developed a darker tone to it and because he was an enigma with his impeccable technique and breath control, he could begin singing heavier roles without a high C required in them. He was planning to record Otello in 1961, but died in September 1960, robbing us of what would have been an incredible Otello, in my opinion, if the duet with Mr Merrill was anything to go by.
Why is that? Is Pavarotti your touchstone for a lyric tenor? Many would argue that Pava was really a dramatic tenor with great agility. Just because one can hit very high notes convincingly, it doesn't automatically make one a leggero. Florez's voice is intrinsically light and bright, and he can darken the tenor tessitura without having to strain half as much as, say, Domingo.
Well stated. In my opinion he can sing circles around JDF but for the reasons you mentioned (his race being perhaps the most prevalent) his profile is not as big. Pity.
Awesome. And his timbre doesn't eventually annoy you like Florez's does! But I must say, Florez's voice has the more brilliant touch, while Brownlee's is warmer. Each brings something else to their respective interpretations, so I see no reason why both cannot excel in this repertoire.
As for accentuated 3rd harmonics I am in no position to say yay or nay, but Domingo certainly had a low laryngeal position and that didn't let him reach high Cs with the grace that Pava had. I think that, comparatively, Pava simply had better technique yet his voice was naturally darker than other lyrics.
@umroo2014 Ok. I want to make a confession. Florez and Brownlee are, no doubt, very good. But I think Kenneth Tarver reigns supreme among lyric leggiero tenors these days. (ducks!)
ich finde seine musikalitaet nicht schoen. waerend er so schoene stimme besitze,hat er die feine musik gar nicht verstanden und einfach mit power gesungen. man muss mit liebe die arie umgehen.
I wouldn't say he's a leggero--compare with Florez, a true leggero. Rather Brownlee has fantastic technique throughout his range. I'd class him as a lyric.
YES! Thank you. This voice has ring and spin and real volume despite the light sound is in the Bjorling, Kraus Pavarotti tradition. Truly the greatest tenor singing before the public today. So excited his gifts are being recognized. Would love to hear his Rodolfo.
Brownlee's voice is beautifully placed; he shows one can have extreme facility and carry in a large house without putting the voice entirely in the nose.
It wouldn't be fair to compare him to other singers who do just the opposite.
recently saw him perform this at HGO. He was outstanding. by far my favorite tenor of today.
Gorgeous, liquid gold type of voice...
Damn, this is so good, so much forward placed, no throaty drowning, all inbetween hard and soft palate 🥰🥰😍😍
Holy cow! He is incredible! I love JD Florez, but I like this voice much better! Fantastic singer!
A voice for the ages.
Great talent,beatiful voice.
Absolutely splendid
Bravissimo Larry!!
Bravo, Lawrence!!!
he is incredible
i first heard brownlee in carmina burana album and i thought he was the next pavarotti. he's amazing.
lovely
very skillful voice.
am tryin so hard to get like this ... ugh its takin to long lol ... this dude is everything
Bjoerling,Kraus and Pavarotti had completely different voice types than Mr. Brownlee, kraus being a lyric, and pavarotti and Bjoerling being spintos.
brownlee is clearly a leggiero. no need to me, to compare to those heavier voices.
they all are beautiful.
but i do totally agree about the warmth of his voice. oh my god the warmth. the highly praised juan diego florez, i cannot listen to for long periods of time...but the warmth of brownlee is just glorious. i wish him great success.
Yes I agree with your comment!
Florez and brownlee are the two best tenors of my generation in my opinion
jacob lahr tenor de leggerio to be precise... love them both! Saw a video of Florez doing the Rossini aria and he was fabulous!
Florez? absolutely not! Lawrence Brownlee is much better.
Of any generation.
@ciociosan I totally agree! too many people confuse differences with capability. to me, they're both just as good as the other but they bring totally different things to what they sing.
I personally would say the repertoire he sings mostly represents leggiero fach. Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and light on some Mozart roles. That is not to say he couldn't be spinto, hes got the sound and color of one (my personal opinion) with a very agile, and flexible range........What ever fach he is he displays magnificent control over the voice and melismatic difficulty of this and other bel canto pieces he has presented. He is a great role model for young leggiero tenore like myself.
I know what you mean about Florez: you can't listen to him for long stretches of time. Nevertheless, his 'cessa di piu resistere' is the best I've ever come across.
I love Brownlee's voice though; it is, as you say, very warm and full.
I´ve only heard one better rendition: that of Luigi Alva. Fantastic singing!
of course one can't help but compare him to florez. i like both artists because both of them have something unique to offer. brownlee's voice may not have as much ping but it is definitely more colorful and has more juice compared to florez
Particularly convincing forays, in my opinion. I agree that Pava's technique enabled him to sing over a wide repertoire, but he certainly had a darker voice than other lauded lyric-voiced singers.
yeah.
i wouldn't call JD Florez over-rated. Certainly, he deserves all the accolades, for his singing is quite fine. Still, Brownlee is, in my opinion, equally deserving because he brings to the Rossini repertoire an equally formidable technique, as well as a warmer, rounder sound. For the record, I prefer Brownlee. If he were willing to sing softly (like Florez does) more often, I think he'd have the edge over Brownlee.
Vraiment. :)
the king opera
Although the comments below were made some 4 years ago, I just have to respond to them because they are ludicrous in their so-called "knowledgeable" opinions being expressed. When people do not know the difference between the meaning of Italian musical terms, yet throw them around with aplomb making absolute fools of themselves, it really is time to step in and correct. Datboiq10, Mr Björling was NEVER in his life a spinto tenor. Spinto means pushed, or heavy, or dramatic, whereas leggero means light, or lyric. Mr Björling was a PURE leggero or light, lyric tenor. In his latter years from about 45 onwards his voice developed a darker tone to it and because he was an enigma with his impeccable technique and breath control, he could begin singing heavier roles without a high C required in them. He was planning to record Otello in 1961, but died in September 1960, robbing us of what would have been an incredible Otello, in my opinion, if the duet with Mr Merrill was anything to go by.
Why is that? Is Pavarotti your touchstone for a lyric tenor? Many would argue that Pava was really a dramatic tenor with great agility.
Just because one can hit very high notes convincingly, it doesn't automatically make one a leggero. Florez's voice is intrinsically light and bright, and he can darken the tenor tessitura without having to strain half as much as, say, Domingo.
@ciociosan another tenor that i like is kenneth tarver. i think is the balance between florez and brownlee but more elegant.
will we ever see an opera super bowl halftime show.
@Cantormatis bjorling classified himself in an interview as a spinto!
Well stated. In my opinion he can sing circles around JDF but for the reasons you mentioned (his race being perhaps the most prevalent) his profile is not as big. Pity.
Holy Shit!
Awesome. And his timbre doesn't eventually annoy you like Florez's does! But I must say, Florez's voice has the more brilliant touch, while Brownlee's is warmer. Each brings something else to their respective interpretations, so I see no reason why both cannot excel in this repertoire.
As for accentuated 3rd harmonics I am in no position to say yay or nay, but Domingo certainly had a low laryngeal position and that didn't let him reach high Cs with the grace that Pava had.
I think that, comparatively, Pava simply had better technique yet his voice was naturally darker than other lyrics.
@umroo2014 Ok. I want to make a confession. Florez and Brownlee are, no doubt, very good. But I think Kenneth Tarver reigns supreme among lyric leggiero tenors these days. (ducks!)
leggero-lyric for me.
He is great, If he had Blake's breath control, he'd be the best by far right now.
I think they are comparable.
jd florez is over-rated.. :D go LB!!
bravo juan diego florez you can not compare bravo diego bravo.........
@ionuthotea Stating that one great artist is greater than another is simply a demonstration of how limited your ears are.
@Pyrare1 When you choose a winner over artist no one wins. It just demonstrates you're lack of creativity and limits to your intellect.
ich finde seine musikalitaet nicht schoen. waerend er so schoene stimme besitze,hat er die feine musik gar nicht verstanden und einfach mit power gesungen. man muss mit liebe die arie umgehen.
I would have to highly disagree.
I wouldn't say he's a leggero--compare with Florez, a true leggero. Rather Brownlee has fantastic technique throughout his range. I'd class him as a lyric.
it's a little flat.