Lawrence Zazzo
Born: 15th December 1970, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
Artist's website: https://www.lawrencezazzo.com/
The American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo was born in Philadelphia in 1970 and studied English and Music at Yale and King’s College Cambridge (he later completed a PhD on Handel at Queen’s University Belfast in parallel to his singing career) before training as a singer at the Royal College of Music. His London Handel Festival debut (in the title-role of Arminio) established him as a major talent, and he went onto sing the role at major venues around the world.
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Lawrence Zazzo on Weeping Philosophers
The countertenor and academic discusses his new album exploring depictions of philosophers in music, featuring works by Carissimi, Durante, Strozzi, Purcell and more...
Interview,
Lawrence Zazzo on A Royal Trio
The countertenor talks to Katherine about his new disc of music commissioned by The Royal Academy of Music in the 1720s.