Birdsong
In Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, an opera based on the famed jazz musician’s life, the title character asks, “So if there is a God, why does the negro suffer? Is my prayer, my music lesser, smaller in God’s eyes?”
Lawrence Brownlee
64 pieces since 2007 — in 20 roles, at 15 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
64
pieces
20
roles
15
companies
20
years
By role
By company
Metropolitan Opera 13
Lyric Opera of Chicago 7
Opera Philadelphia 3
Washington National Opera 2
92nd Street Y 1
Bayerische Staatsoper 1
Boston Lyric Opera 1
Caramoor 1
Houston Grand Opera 1
Opéra Bastille 1
Paris Opera 1
Richard Tucker Gala 1
Royal Opera House 1
San Francisco Opera 1
Washington Concert Opera 1
1 piece as Charlie Parker — stats above show all coverage for Lawrence Brownlee.
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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