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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Paul Appleby Photo: Jonathan Tichler
Tenor/Tamino

Admired for his interpretive depth, vocal strength
and range of expressivity, tenor Paul Appleby is one
of the most sought-after voices of his generation. He
graces the stages of the world’s most distinguished
concert halls and opera houses and collaborates
with leading orchestras, instrumentalists and
conductors. Opera News writes, “[Paul’s] tenor is
limpid and focused, but with a range of color
unusual in an instrument so essentially lyric… His
singing is scrupulous and musical; the voice moves
fluidly and accurately.”
Appleby’s calendar of the 2023-24 season includes
a debut at La Monnaie in the world premiere of
Cassandra, written by Bernard Foccroulle and
Matthew Jocelyn under the baton of Kazushi Ono;
a debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the principal
role of Caesar in the European premiere of John
Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra; and a return
engagement with Glyndebourne to sing Tamino in
Die Zauberflöte. Igor Stravinsky features prominently
in the American tenor’s concert diary with a
San Francisco Symphony debut with Music Director
Esa-Pekka Salonen in performances of Les Noces, a presentation of Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn
and Pulcinella with Music Director Gustavo Gimeno and Strings; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Marin
and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the title Alsop leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at
role of Oedipus Rex with Santtu-Matias Rouvali the Ravinia Festival; performances with the American
leading the Munich Philharmonic. As well, he assays Modern Opera Company; and a recital at the Santa
the Evangelist in Schmidt’s seldom-heard oratorio Fe Chamber Music Festival.
Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln with Music Director A leading artist of the Metropolitan Opera, where his
Fabio Luisi leading the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. association with the company has yielded critically
Last season Appleby gave the world premiere acclaimed performances, Appleby has bowed in Die
of Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams at San Meistersinger von Nürnberg led both by Sir Antonio
Francisco Opera conducted by Music Director Pappano and James Levine, Rodelinda conducted
Eun Sun Kim, reprised his internationally acclaimed by Harry Bicket, the title role of Pelléas et Mélisande
title role portrayal of Bernstein’s Candide for the conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Rake’s
Opéra de Lyon, and returned to the Los Angeles Progress under the baton of James Levine, and the
Philharmonic for performances of Girls of the Golden North American premiere of Nico Muhly’s Two Boys
West under the baton of the composer, John Adams. with David Robertson. Celebrated as a distinguished
No less impressive was the tenor’s international Mozartean, he has bowed at the Metropolitan
concert diary, which included Bach’s Matthäus-Passion Opera in the leading tenor roles of Die Zauberflöte,
both with the New York Philharmonic and Hong Don Giovanni and Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
Kong Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden; www.paulapplebytenor.com
as well as performances in Chicago with Music of
the Baroque and Dame Jane Glover; a collaboration
with the Met Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in

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