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 Newswrites, “[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 concert calendar for the 2024–25 season includes the title role of Berlioz’ La damnation de Faust with Hannu Lintu leading the Gulbenkian Orchestra and Choir, Haydn’s The Creation with Martin Pearlman and Boston Baroque, concert performances of Puccini’s La Rondine with Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, John Corigliano’s captivating Poem in October, inspired by a rich and imaginative poem by Dylan Thomas, with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Evangelist in Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with Kent Tritle at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The tenor returns to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for the company premiere of John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra, reprising the role of Caesar which was written for him, in a staging by groundbreaking director Elkhanah Pulitzer.
Respected as a consummate recital artist, Appleby has presented solo appearances at the Wigmore Hall with Malcolm Martineau, toured North America extensively with pianists Natalia Katyukova, Ken Noda, and Conor Hanick, and has given his Tanglewood debut in a performance of Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Vanished with Emanuel Ax. With pianist Wu Han, he has sung Schubert’s masterpiece, Winterreise, under the auspices of The Schubert Club. Paul Appleby’s recording catalogue includes Nico Muhly’s opera Two Boys, recorded live by the Metropolitan Opera and released by Nonesuch; DVDs of Glyndebourne’s acclaimed presentation of Handel’s Saul and Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict released commercially by Opus Arte; Dear Theo, the first album dedicated solely to works by American composer Ben Moore released by Delos; and Songs and Structures, a portrait album of recent vocal and chamber works by composer Harold Meltzer released on Bridge Records, in addition to other recordings by Virgin Classics, and EMI’s Juilliard Sessions. Appleby is a founding core member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*).