Purposefully Peripatetic
VoxAmaDeus’ Prima Donna
Andrea Lauren Brown
In Conversation with Richard
A. Shapp
A
native of Wilmington, Delaware, and a great favorite with the audiences of
VoxAmaDeus, coloratura soprano Andrea Lauren Brown paid a visit to Philadelphia
last mid-October. Once again she
captivated her loyal fans during a thrilling performance of Mozart’s Grand Mass
in c minor in the Kimmel Center with the Ama Deus Ensemble conducted by
Valentin Radu. Then it was back to Europe for a whirlwind of performances. And
now she returns home for what will surely prove to be her signature interpretation
of Handel’s Messiah with the Ama Deus
Ensemble. Then Andrea will fly off again to perform concert after concert in
Europe. Such is the busy life of this renowned vocal artist.
Andrea
and I caught up with each other before the Mozart Mass in c minor last October.
With time being limited I asked Andrea to capsulize what she had performed
since her last visit home, and what lies ahead in her busy artistic schedule.