Calendar
Don Pasquale, Opera Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama
April 4, 2025 | 7:30 pm
April 6, 2025 | 4:00 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church Theater
Paul will return to the title role of Don Pasquale for the first time in 25 years.
Master Class and Performance, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
February 26, 2025 | 4:00-6:00 pm
Paul is happy to return to Des Moines for this residency with the Opera program at Drake University under Christine Blanner and Greg Sojka.
See Drake University's opera website for updated information.
Master Class and Recital, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
February 11-12, 2025 | Class at 2:00 on the 11th; Recital at 7:00 on the 12th
Paul will join colleagues David Tayloe and Kevin Chance for their duet program on February 12. David and Paul will offer a master class on the afternoon of February 11.
See the SELU School of Music website for more details.
Emcee and Narrator, Robert Hansen Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, National Opera Association National Conference, Savannah, Georgia
January 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Paul will preside over the NOA Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, along with Jen Stephenson, for the 12th year. This is a lively annual event showcasing young artists from around the U.S.
Paul also serves NOA as the chair of the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition.
See the NOA website for more conference details and locations.
University of Southern Mississippi Concerto Competition, Judge
November 17, 2024 | 1:00 pm
Mannoni Performing Arts Center
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Paul is pleased to join Maestro Gregory Wolynec and a distinguished panel of fellow judges for this annual event in Hattiesburg.
Poets of the Dawn, WORLD PREMIERE performance, Music by Juliana Hall
November 12, 2024 | 7:30 pm
UA School of Music, Moody Music Bldg.
Recital Hall
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Along with pianist Kevin Chance, Paul will perform the world premiere of a new song cycle by Juliana Hall set to poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They will be joined by the composer and scholars JD Wilson and Tricia McElroy for conversation about the music and poetry.
Guest Artist, Dr. Cristina Ballatori Accent Series Faculty Recital, University of Arkansas School of Music, Fayetteville, Arkansas
October 21, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Paul will join Kevin Chance and Cristina Ballatori in works for flute voice, and piano.
See the University of Arkansas website for more information.
Master Class Clinician, Michigan Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 19, 2024 | 11:00 am
Paul will offer a class on presentation and technique for MMTA.
Gala Concert Artist, Michigan Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 18, 2024 | 8:00 pm
Paul will join colleagues Cristina Ballatori, flute, and Kevin Chance, piano, for an evening of works for flute, voice, and piano, as well as solo selections. Music by Juliana Hall, Randall Thompson, Michael Scherperel, Georges Hue, and others.
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, Karl King, UA Wind Ensemble, Dr. Ken Ozzello, conductor
September 24, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Paul will serve as "ring master" for this very cool piece. Both his drum & bugle corps and improvisation experience will come into play here.
La bohème, Opera Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
June 7 and 9, 2024 | Times TBA
Paul will reprise the roles of Benoit and Alcindoro with Opera Las Vegas. Joshua Horsch, conducting.
See the Opera Las Vegas website for more information.
Rigoletto, Druid City Opera, Bryant-Jordan Hall, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
May 16, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Paul will serve as producer and director for this Verdi masterpiece starring Jacob Lassetter, conducted by Richard Masters, with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra.
See the Druid City Opera website for the cast list and more information.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opéra Louisiane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 3-5, 2024
Paul will direct Rossini's comic masterpiece The Barber of Seville in his debut with Opéra Louisiane.
See Opéra Louisiane's website for more details.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Mozart's Requiem, Prentice Concert Chorale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
April 14, 2024 | 3:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church
Paul will be the soloist in a performance conducted by Dr. Leslie Poss. Additional soloists include Alissa Plenzler, soprano; Jeanette Fontaine, mezzo-soprano; and Dee Hamner, tenor.
See the Prentice Concert Chorale website for more details.
L'elisir D'amore, UA Opera Theatre, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 28 and March 1, 2024 | 7:30 pm
March 3, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Paul will produce and direct Donizetti's comedy The Elixir of Love, sung in Italian with English supertitles, in collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anthony DiMauro.
See the UA Opera Theatre website for more details.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Master class and Recital, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
February 5-6, 2024 | various times
Paul will join colleagues David Tayloe and Kevin Chance at Ole Miss for a master class (Feb. 5) and recital (Feb. 6). This collaboration is funded by an SEC (Southeastern Conference) Travel Grant.
See the Ole Miss Deparment of Music website for more details.
NOA National Conference 2024 in Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona, hosted by Arizona State University
January 4-7, 2024 | various times
Paul will once again preside over the annual Robert Hanson Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, along with colleague Jen Stephenson. In addition, he will host and facilitate the activities of the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition, including the full production of the winner of the last round, and the three finalists in the current round.
See NOA website for more details.
La bohème, First Coast Opera, St. Augustine, Florica
December 30 and 31, 2023
Paul will sing the roles of Alcindoro and Benoit in La bohème, Curt Tucker conducting.
See the First Coast Opera website for more details.
Messiah, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
November 30 and December 1,2023
Paul will be the bass soloist at Mississippi College for their annual Festival of Lights under Conductor Beth Everett.
See the MC music department website for more details.
NATS West Central Regional Conference
University of Nebraska, Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
November 3 and 4, 2023
Various times
Paul will be the guest clinician for the West Central NATS regional conference, offering master classes, an acting for singers session, and adjudicating the final voice competition.
See the NATS West Central website for more details.
Don Giovanni, UA Opera Theatre, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
October 5 and 7, 2023 | 7:30 pm
October 8, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Paul will produce and direct a new and exciting rock adaption of this classic opera, with arrangements and a new English libretto by Adam Levowitz. It's Mozart like you've never heard him!
See the UA Opera Theatre website for more details.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Master Class and Joint Recital
UA Voice faculty at Coastal Alabama Community College, Fairhope, Alabama campus
September 19, 2023
Times TBA
Paul will appear with his UA Voice Faculty colleagues Susan Williams, David Tayloe, and Alexis Davis-Hazell, and pianist Kevin Chance, for a joint master class and recital. Repertoire includes duets and quartets by Schubert, Schumann, and C. V. Stanford.
New York, New York! An Opera and Broadway Review, Opera Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi
August 26, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Jackson Yacht Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Paul will appear as soloist, stage director, and choreographer in this cabaret review in another show for Opera Mississippi. Repertoire, a combination of opera and musical theater solos and ensembles, includes music by Handel, Lucy Simon, Kander and Ebb, Puccini, Verdi, Bernstein and more.
See Opera Mississippi's website for more details.
Spectacular, Spectacular: A Broadway Gala Concert, Festival South, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
June 15, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Paul will appear as soloist, stage director, and choreographer in this cabaret review once again in a show originated for Opera Mississippi in September 2022. Solo selections by Arlen, Porter, Berlin and others.
Susannah, Marble City Opera, Knoxville, Tennessee
June 8-10, 2023 | various times
Paul will sing the role of Elder McLean with Marble City Opera. Andy Anderson, conductor. Matt Haney, director.
See Marble City Opera's website for more details.
Lucia di Lammermoor, Druid City Opera, Bryant-Jordan Hall, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
May 16, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Paul will serve as producer and director for this bel canto masterpiece starring Susan Williams, conducted by Richard Masters.
See the Druid City Opera website for the cast list and more information.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Spectacular, Spectacular: A Broadway Gala Concert, Natchez Festival of Music, Natchez, Mississippi
May 6, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Paul will serve as director and choreographer for this review which was originated for Opera Mississippi in September 2022.
See the Natchez Festival of Music website for more information.
Duet Recital, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia
April 13, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Paul and David Tayloe bring their duet recital to Columbus State with pianist Kevin Chance. Music by Purcell, Schumann, Bach, Vaughan Williams, and others. Rescheduled from Fall 2022.
See the Schwob School of Music calendar for more information.
Duet Recital, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
April 10, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Paul and David Tayloe bring their duet recital to Georgia with pianist Kevin Chance. Music by Purcell, Schumann, Bach, Vaughan Williams, and others.
See the Music Department's website for more information.
Gianni Schicchi, UA Opera Theatre, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 2-5, 2023 | various times
Paul will direct Puccini's Gianni Schicchi for the UA Opera Theatre.
See the UA Opera Theatre's website for more information.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
NOA National Conference 2023 at Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria in Houston, Texas
January 5-8, 2023 | various times
Paul will once again preside over the annual Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, along with colleague Jen Stephenson. In addition, he will appear on a panel discussing fiscal development and stewardship for academic opera programs.
See NOA website for more details.
Carmen Music on Site, Inc. (MOSI), Wichita, Kansas
December 15-17, 2022 | various times
Paul will direct Carmen in his first production with Music on Site, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas.
See Music on Site's website for more information.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Messiah, Meistersingers Civic Chorus and Hattiesburg Concert Association, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 3, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Bass soloist in the Christmas portion of Messiah. Jay Dean, conductor.
See the Meistersingers website for more information.
Guest appearance, faculty recital of David Tayloe, tenor. Duet Dirge for Fidele by R. Vaughan Williams - POSTPONED - Watch this page for Spring 2023 re-scheduling details.
November 11, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Always terrific to sing with David! Recital Hall, Moody Music Building
Messiah, Natchez Festival of Music, Natchez, Mississippi
November 6, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Bass soloist in the Christmas portion of Messiah. Jay Dean, conductor.
See the Fesitval's website for more details.
Duet Recital with David Tayloe and Kevin Chance, piano, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
October 17, 2022 | 4:00 pm
Paul, David, and Kevin will reprise their 2021 tour with duets by Purcell, Schumann, Britten and more. This even has been postponed due to Paul's head cold (first in 3 years!!). Watch for details of Spring 2023 re-scheduling.
The Gondoliers, University of Alabama Opera Theatre, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
September 29 - October 2, 2022
Paul is the stage director of The Gondoliers for the UA Opera Theatre.
For more information, see the UA Opera Theatre's website.
See Paul's stage directing website for more details as well.
Spectacular, Spectacular: A Broadway Gala Concert, Opera Mississippi at Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, Mississippi
September 17, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Paul will appear with Opera Mississippi as performer and director on the event entitled Spectacular, Spectacular: A Broadway Gala Concert!
See Opera Mississippi's website for more details.
UA School of Music Faculty Concert Series, Voice Faculty Recital
September 12, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer and duets and quartets by Purcell and Stanford. With Susan Williams, soprano; Alexis Davis-Hazell, mezzo-soprano; David Tayloe, tenor; and Kevin Chance and Hannah Roberts, piano.
ARCHIVE
- Opera Las Vegas, Angelotti in Tosca, June 2022
- Druid City Opera, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Angelotti in Tosca, May 2022
- Mobile Opera, Angelotti in Tosca, March 2022
- National Opera Association (NOA) National Conference, St. Augustine, Florida, Master of Ceremonies for Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, soloist, January 2022
- Mississippi State University, Duet Recital with David Tayloe, Tenor, October 2021
- Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, Duet Recital with David Tayloe, October 2021
- UA School of Music, Duet Recital with David Tayloe, tenor, August 2021
- Druid City Opera Workshop, the last iteration of this 12-year old young artist program, VIRTUAL, May 2021
- UA Opera Theatre, the Ghost, Avow, Mark Adamo, March 2021
- National Opera Association (NOA) National Conference, VIRTUAL, Master of Ceremonies for Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition
- Virtual World Premiere, Flags: Summer of 2015, song cycle by Linda Lister, December 2020
- University of Delaware, VIRTUAL Master Class, Voice Studio of Isai Jess Munoz, November 2020
- Cleveland Opera Theater, VIRTUAL Master Class, May 2020
- Classical Singer National Convention, VIRTUAL Master Class, May 2020
- Vann Vocal Institute, Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Alabama, Soloist, opening Celebrity Concert, March 2020