{"id":65481,"date":"2010-07-19T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T11:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gbopera.it\/?p=65481"},"modified":"2017-01-07T22:38:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T21:38:22","slug":"no-make-up-lawrence-brownlee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/no-make-up-lawrence-brownlee-2\/","title":{"rendered":"“No make-up!”…Lawrence Brownlee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which is the main feature of your personality?<\/strong>
\nMy Happiness.
\nYour worst flaw?<\/strong>
\nI often try to do too many things at once.
\nWhich is your star sign?<\/strong>
\nSagittarius.
\nAre you superstitious?<\/strong>
\nNo!
\nWhat did you dream to become as an adult when you were a child?<\/strong>
\nA lawyer.
\nWhich are your favorite readings?<\/strong>
\nI like to read murder mysteries.
\nWhich is the book you have loved the most so far?<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Power of One\u201d by Bryce Courtenay.
\nDid your family influence your choices?<\/strong>
\nYes. My family is full of singers and musicians.
\nWas music a vocation?<\/strong>
\nNo, just a hobby.
\nWhat\u2019s missing in your life today?<\/strong>
\nTime with family.
\nThe greatest disappointment?<\/strong>
\nNot sure.
\nWhich is your most cherished memory?<\/strong>
\nSunday dinners with all of my family.
\nHow important is money to you?<\/strong>
\nIt does not control my life but it provides a certain measure of security.
\nWhich is the item you like spending money on the most? <\/strong>
\nVery rare salsa music. I am a collector and have thousands of CDs and songs.
\nDo you collect anything?<\/strong>
\nRare salsa music.
\nDo you have a recurrent dream?<\/strong>
\nYes, I have dreams that I am being chased by various things\u2026.
\nWhat are you afraid of the most?<\/strong>
\nLosing one of my loved ones.
\nWhich is your most ambitious dream?<\/strong>
\nTo be a millionaire.
\nThe moment you felt the proudest?<\/strong>
\nWhen I graduated from college.
\nYour biggest challenge?<\/strong>
\nJuggling all of the things I need to do with studying current operas, studying future operas, social time and family time.
\nWhat or who makes you feel embarrassed?<\/strong>
\nNot being prepared makes me embarrassed.
\nWhich is the situation you consider the most relaxing?
\n<\/strong>When I am watching movies with my wife or dancing salsa.
\nYour favorite subject at school?<\/strong>
\nEnglish
\nFavorite city?<\/strong>
\nNew York.
\nFavorite color?<\/strong>
\nCrimson.
\nFavorite flower?<\/strong>
\nCarnation.
\nThe holiday or the trip you\u2019d like to take?<\/strong>
\nAustralia.
\nDay or night? <\/strong>
\nDay.
\nTell us your ideal day.<\/strong>
\nWake up, light breakfast, exercise, shower, eat a nice lunch, take an afternoon nap, wake up and go bowling, have dinner, play cards or games with my wife and friends, go salsa dancing and DJ the salsa too, go to sleep holding my wife\u2026
\nWhich is your hideaway?<\/strong>
\nI am not sure\u2026
\nThe film you love the most?<\/strong>
\nThe Shawshank Redemption.
\nYour favorite season?<\/strong>
\nFall.
\nWhich is the place where cooking is the worst ever?<\/strong>
\nHave not found one yet.
\nHow would you define your relation with food? <\/strong>
\nI Love it but have learned to make better choices, and just cheat sometimes.
\nYour favourite dish? <\/strong>
\nKorean BBQ.
\nThe dish you cook the best? <\/strong>
\nPancakes.
\nRed or white wine?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t drink any alcohol.
\nWhat\u2019s never missing in your refrigerator? <\/strong>
\nEggs.
\nWhat\u2019s your weakness in kitchen? <\/strong>
\nI am not the best cook\u2026but I am learning\u2026
\nWhat\u2019s the soundtrack to your life?<\/strong>
\nI am not sure\u2026.
\nYour favourite singer?<\/strong>
\nElla Fitzgerald and Mel Torme.
\nWhat would you want someone who doesn\u2019t know your voice to listen to? <\/strong>
\nThe Met DVD of La Cenerentola with Elina Garan\u010da.
\nHow did your voice change through the years and how do you take care of it, choosing the roles and the repertoire to perform? <\/strong>
\nMy voice has grown, but I am still a lirico-leggiero. I feel that it is important to stay as light as possible as long as possible. I never want to push my voice out of line. Once you lose certain things, it is not always possible to get them back. The voice will tell you when it is time to move on to heavier roles.
\nIf you were granted the chance to choose a role, which one would it be?
\n<\/strong>I would love to sing Edgardo in Lucia one day\u2026 or Rodolfo in Boh\u00e8me.
\nWhich is the first record you ever bought? <\/strong>
\nTake 6.
\nHow\u2019s your attitude towards TV? <\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t watch TV much of the time, but when I do I especially like to watch American football.
\nWhat do you do an hour prior to go on stage?<\/strong>
\nWarm up my voice and body.
\nWhat\u2019s never missing in your dressing room? <\/strong>
\nWater.
\nWhat do you think of when looking at yourself in the mirror?<\/strong>
\nHow confident I am because I feel that I am prepared.
\nHow would you prefer to die? <\/strong>
\nA ripe old age in a peaceful sleep.
\nYour mood at the moment? <\/strong>
\nHappy. Yes, I am on Skype with my wife and answering these questions simultaneously.
\nWhat\u2019s your motto?<\/strong>
\nIf you want it, you can have it. Work hard, and you will achieve it.
\nPhoto Derek Blanks<\/em><\/p>\n

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