Lawrence Brownlee and Erin Morley release debut duets album Golden Age on PENTATONE. This new release celebrates the world of 19th-century opera and the timeless beauty of the golden age of bel canto featuring the music of Donizetti, Rossini, Bizet, Delibes, and Verdi.

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Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
La fille du régiment (1840)

1 Quoi! Vous m’aimez? … De cet aveu si tendre

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Le comte Ory (1828)

2 Ah, quel respect … Ce téméraire qui croit nous plaire

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
Les pêcheurs de perles (1863)

3 À cette voix quel trouble … Je crois entendre encore

La jolie fille de Perth (1867)

4 Ils verront si je mens!

Léo Delibes (1836–1891)
Lakmé (1883)

5 D’où viens-tu? … C’est le Dieu de la jeunesse

6 Où va la jeune Indoue (L'Air des clochettes)

Gaetano Donizetti
Marino Faliero (1835)

7 Di mia patria o bel soggiorno

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Rigoletto (1851)

8 Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome

Gaetano Donizetti
Don Pasquale (1843)

9 Tornami a dir che m’ami

RETURN TO ALBUMS

October 16, 2025

Gramophone

Tim Ashley

"Brownlee is comparably superb, unfazed by the implacably high tessitura of Fernando’s aria from Donizetti’s Marino Faliero (his high notes ring with breathtaking ease here), yet capable of floating Nadir’s ‘Je crois entendre encore’ from Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles with rapt, introverted beauty. You can hear every word, too, even when his voice is in the stratospheres... Terrifically enjoyable, and very highly recommended indeed."

October 3, 2025

The Rehearsal Studio

Stephen Smoliar

"He knows how to find the “bel” in bel canto. He has a gift for delivering high-pitch climaxes without ever making them sound forced. One might almost say that he knows how to prioritize the music over the musician!"

September 21, 2025

Schmopera

John Hohmann

"Two singers at the height of their technical and theatrical prowess...Their voices, in full bloom and filled with intelligence and vocal energy, create a context all its own. This context isn’t just beautiful singing or a tribute to a bygone age. It is, in all seriousness, a consistent breath of spring, and yes, like many an opera, it’s full of sunshine and showers"

September 29, 2025

Washington Classical Review

Charles T. Downey

"Brownlee’s selection, “Je crois entendre encore” from Bizet’s Les pêcheurs des perles, showcased the tenor’s velvety legato tone and dulcet top range. This is a voice that had the ample power needed throughout the program but was equally capable of this kind of intense, moody French aria redolent of sentiment and nostalgia."