“Brown posses a uniquely dark timbre. She has great control over her large instrument, which was showcased no finer than in “Sgombra e la sacra selva” from Bellini’s Norma. The aria, vulnerable and exposed, is hard to pull off as a young singer, but along with a striking instrument she’s also a committed actress. Her second aria, “Da, chas nastali” from Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans, may have been slightly overindulgent, but boring she is not.” - Arya Roshanian

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