Interview: Erin Morley and Lawrence Brey on ‘Golden Age’

Synchronization between live performances and new recordings used to be common in classical music. Therefore, the opening on October 17 of the revival of the metropolitan opera of La Fille Du Régiment preceded by Pentatone’s release The golden age The CD – co-starring Erin Morley and Lawrence Brownlee – could be seen as a model for Cann’s long-range programming. However, the singers told me that the genesis of the recording came well before Donazetti’s comedy was in a state of convergence as one of this season’s Bel Cantohling.
In April 2020, as a response to the 19 Opera Houses, it was met to be put together online “at home Some special part titled Morley accompanying him on the piano while singing an aria from La Fille Du Régiment. I wondered if he had such a mark that he would be singing to Marie about this when she met him five years later. At first, he was reluctant to do it, but his father strongly encouraged him to participate. He believes, he told the audience that the At-Home Gala will be a moment of connection, a moment of light in the darkness. “The rush I felt singing” Chacun Le Sait “that day is indescribable,” Morley told the impression, “now, to sing the Aria and the Orchestra meter-and my audience is too personal to understand.”
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That the Gala was also a prophecy by Brownlee, who sang “te, o cara” from I am a Puritan: He will be arturo oropesa opposite elvira in Belvira’s last Opera when it is disgraced meeting its first new production of I am a Puritan Since 1970 on New Year’s Eve.
Sometime after the Gala, the tenor approached Morley about the possibility of making a DEETS CD. Erin is a dear friend, and I have a lot of respect for her as an artist. He inspires me as a musician and always pushes me to want to raise my level. ” Morley offered that “making the album together felt like planning a wedding. We got to make a lot of little decisions together!” They both said it was fun Fill it up The Duet between Marie and Tonio was the first choice they chose to include.
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Before they meet to record a CD in July 2024, Morley and Brownlee star as Pamina and TAMONO in the spring of 2023 they meet with a fiery Premiere at Simon McBorey Die zauberflöte. It was not an original hoax: The production was organized by various artists for the canceled season 2020-21. But their more litigious collaborations may have signaled that they’re the pair the wall needed to get back on track. Morley shared that the “zauberflfle experience was very cool. I have no doubt that we will have a blast singing Fill it up simultaneously. “
Their long association with one another began shortly after each other’s tenure as brownlee was created in April 2007 as almaviva in The barber of Sevillewhen Morley, coming out of Juilliard, joined the Lindemann Feat singer development program and performed a minor role at Puccini’s Manon Lescaut In February 2007. While OQeno continued to play major roles, Morley moved firmly to the ranks until the two appearances of 2013, first as soeur Constance in Poulenc’s Conversations des Carmelites And then, instead of the soprano originally planned, as Sophie inside Der Rosenkavalier. These, and Olympia at Offenbach’s LES is a d’hoffmann resistorare among his most important roles together.
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The next encounter Fill it up it will be a paradox of morley sadness. An orphan raised by an entire military platoon, inevitably the tomboyishness comes naturally to the soprano: “I love them all about Marie, I played with them.” At one point, I had a real desire to be a tough girl. “
On the other hand, brownlee is a veteran of at least fifteen different productions such as tone, non-military marie, paris opéra, and lyric opera of Chicago. It is possible that even those who may not have seen the Opera will know that Tonio’s most important Aria is the Aria with its nine high CS! “I’ve done this role many times, and I still feel a rush when I get to the top CS! It’s important to stay focused and focus on spreading my best, most effective pieces in the moment.”
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But tonio is not all this show-stopping bravura, as “the second act Aria is completely different and all about generating great satisfaction in the fight with his love.
While their new duet CD, The golden agewas not clearly designed to be compatible with Fill it up Revival, its release was eventually combined with a joint opening. Prior to the recording, Brownlee had notable success with another CD collaboration-Friends in the Ringan All-Rossini program with Tenor Michael Spys. “I was happy with the success Friends, And it highlighted the meeting and friendship or communication that can spill over on stage. I thought, ‘Why not do it again?’ – So the project The golden age you were born!”


Both singers emphasize that in the middle of the Italian and French included in the new CD with Ivan Repušić is intended to emphasize the parallel approach that shows good writing that challenges both singers and collaborators. ” It seems that it is a lot of understanding in accordance with the previous campaign of the Met’s “The voice must be heard” which the company has brought back this season.
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Morley includes a lovely version of “Caro Nome” from Verdi’s Rigoletto and A metal song from delibs’s My kindthe two chestnuts have been recorded too often, and Brownlee explores an unfamiliar scena from Donizatti’s Marino Faliero. But the deets are real CD gems, including two Donizatti items, The Fill it up number and my heavenly ngcal ” Don pasquale that many listeners will know.
“It must be the best description of two French duets:” D’OU VIEN-TU? … C’EST Le Dieu de La Jeunesse, “ONE My kindand “Ils Verront Si Je Mens!” from Bizet is rarely done La jolie fille de perth. The last one shows, and brownlee’s LES Pêcheurs de Perles aria, that there is much more to bizet than Carmen. Both My kind The citations urgently argue for the revival of the work by many writers today as it has never existed due to the stereotypical treatment of its Hindu characters. However, Morley argues that the work is against Harsher in Britain and can be usefully seen as illuminating the destructive effect of the RAJ.
My favorite track from the CD is “Ah, Quel honor … ce Téméraire qui cloit nous plaire,” a sweet Rossiini gem from le comte ory. This bright duel between adèle and ory French Ret Resed burned from the composer Liaggio a REMSrecently revived by Opera Philadelphia. This track shows that there is always a good next Fill it up it could be a revival of Bartlett Sher’s le comte ory Star production star and brownlee!


The Met’s Fill it up It will be conducted by Giacomo Sangripanti, who was very impressive in his final season last season, and also features Susan Graham, Peter Kálmán and Actress Opera companies, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rume Kiri Te Kanawa. After its run, Morley will add a new Richard Strauss piece to his repertoire when he takes zdeka in Arabella at the Zurich Opera. He will return to this meeting in 2027-28 with a new job, Mothers of Kherson By Ukrainian composer maxim kolomiiets with a libretto by American Playwright George Brant. Rownlee, who jumped in to replace his ailing colleague in the second performance of New’s New Here we arehas remained one of the Go-to World Canto Tenors for twenty years. But he will unveil his first memoir at Verdi’s Rigoletto In February in Tokyo, where last spring he said well The wolf is burbiere‘S Almaviva, Signal Role. “Now I will give to the young boys!” Throughout the season, this couple will reunite to present The golden age concerts, usually with a piano, as Malcolm Martineau accompanied them on New York City’s 92nd Street y on May 6. When asked what role in the other’s repertoire they wish they could try out, Brownlee said Tales of hoffmann“While Morley said” he’ll steal Tonio from him all night! Who wouldn’t love to sing “Ah, Mes Amis”? “