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His readings, especially of the Stravinsky, were lovely.

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat

(USA)

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… but most remarkable was the cavernously sonorous bass of Laurence Albert, a rich and very individual sound.

The Chicago Tribune

(USA)

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… the moving Frère Laurence of Laurence Albert, a greatly alluring black American…  what a beautiful personality!

Le Monde

(France)

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Laurence Albert was certainly the most musical, endowed with an impressive dramatic presence, a very rich voice, and an amazing range of nuance.

Le Monde

(France)

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On Saturday evening Laurence-Russel Albert sang Osmin in Baden, and in the pause a call from the Stadtorchester: Laszlo Polgar is indisposed.  On Sunday morning Russel jumped in and replaced the ailing Polgar with the Stadtorchester, and received a standing ovation.

In a full concert hall there was  nervous expectation awaiting the arrival of the renowned bass of the Zurich Opera, Lazlo Polgar.  However, an acute infection of the larynx prevented his concert appearance at the last minute.  What “stand-in” could one afford at the last minute, who had time, and knew the program already?  Laurence-Russell Albert, the Biel (Theater) “Entfuhrung aus dem Serail” Osmin, proved himself the lucky case.  With Maestro George Vlaiculescu and the Biel Ensemble (Orchestra) on a guesting tour in Baden, Albert jumped in on short notice as saviour, who came, sang, and won…

… Yes, Albert also finds himself at home in the Italian repertoire.  He shaped Philipp’s aria “Ella giammai m’amo” as a behavioural monologue.  The audience thanked him for his moving interpretation with a standing ovation.  This likeable singer full of charisma fulfilled all the expectations of the public.

Silvia Rietz

(Switzerland)

 

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Laurence Albert was (with a noble, sonorous voice) an untheatrical, sincere, touching administrator of the words of Christ.

Der Bund

(Switzerland)

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Laurence Albert in the title role (Elijah) certainly looked the part, dignified and dramatically involved.  In the upper reaches, his baritone was totally secure.

York Herald

(England)

 

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Effortlessly successful in his assertions the bass Laurence Albert, through dramatically filled energetic coloratura, through virtually monumental trombone-like tone sings “The People Who Walked in Darkness”, and with a fury, descends upon us with “Why do the Nations so Furiously Rage Together”?

Rhein Main Presse

(Germany)

 

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