"Lawrence Brownlee brought customary vocal facility and dramatic credibility to the thankless role of Don Ottavio." -Chicago Classical Review
"Lawrence Brownlee’s Don Ottavio offered another counterweight to the Don. The lyrical tenderness of his two principal arias, combined with an understated stage presence, provided a welcome contrast to Van Horn’s forceful portrayal." -Third Coast Review
"Luxury casting puts Lawrence Brownlee in the shoes (and pistachio green suit) of Don Ottavio. His entreaties are sung with passion and delivered with gorgeous fluency." -Hyde Park Herald
"Lawrence Brownlee brings distinguished musicianship and vocal elegance to Don Ottavio, a role that can sometimes seem overshadowed by the more volatile characters around him. Not here, though. Every time he sang, he got applause. Ottavio is frequently criticized for his passivity, but his restraint need not be mistaken for weakness... Brownlee’s tenor provides a welcome lyrical contrast to the opera’s darker dramatic currents, and his performance gives Ottavio the dignity and emotional sincerity the character requires." -Splash Magazine
"Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan as the sorrowful Donna Anna and the great American tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her fiancé Don Ottavio, are the top reasons to see this show. Their opening night arias were literal showstoppers—the applause lasted so long after Galoyan’s “Or sai chi l’onore” that conductor Enrique Mazzola could have gone out for a snack...Brownlee’s “Il mio tesoro” was another marvel of technique and emotion. Ottavio may be a wuss, but Brownlee’s performance makes you like him anyway." -New City Stage
"American tenor Lawrence Brownlee was luxury casting as Don Ottavio...Brownlee’s breath control was a wonder, and he rightly received enormous applause for Don Ottavio’s two big arias." -Gramilano
