Lawrence Brownlee jumped into La sonnambula at the Metropolitan Opera and performed the role of Elvino October 11th and 14th in Rolando Villazón's new production while in final rehearsals for La fille du régiment. Brownlee replaced Xabier Anduaga, due to illness and received critical acclaim.
Amazingly, both covers filled the bill superbly. The great, known quantity, Lawrence Brownlee, sang Elvino with superb phrasing and legato, gleaming high notes – and there are many, many of them – and an ardent demeanour; he was as fine an Elvino as one ever expects to hear. -Opera Now
As Elvino, established tenor Lawrence Brownlee co-saved the day with a confident performance that brought considerable vocal luster to the evening. -Interludes
