Paul Appleby (tenor) explained

Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Occupation:	Opera singer (tenor)

Paul Appleby (born June 29, 1983) is an American operatic tenor.^[1] In 2009 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In November 2015 he made his debut at the San Francisco Opera as Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute.^[2] In December 2015 he was the tenor soloist in Mozart's Coronation Mass with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in January 2016 he performed Belmonte in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. He sang Belmonte again at the Metropolitan Opera in May 2016.^[3]

Appleby is a graduate of St. Joseph High School (South Bend, Indiana), and the University of Notre Dame.^[4]

Appleby graduated from the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and received the 2012 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts.

Awards

• 2012: Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts".^[5]
• 2012: Gerda Lissner Foundation".^[6]

Repertoire (selection)

• Bénédict, Béatrice et Bénédict (Berlioz)^[7]
• Belmonte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart)
• Brian, Two Boys (Nico Muhly)^[8]
• Brighella, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss) – Metropolitan Opera debut (2011)^{[9] [10]}
• David, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner)^[11]
• Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni (Mozart)^[12]
• Ferrando, Così fan tutte (Mozart)^[13]
• Jonathan, Saul (Handel)^[14]
• Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten)^[15]
• Tamino, Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
• Tom Rakewell, The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky)^[16]

Recordings

• Brian in Nico Muhly's Two Boys with conductor David Robertson, Metropolitan Opera, released 2013, Nonesuch Records^[17]
• Dear Theo: Three Song Cycles by Ben Moore with Paul Appleby, Susanna Phillips, Brett Polegato; Brian Zeger, piano; released 2014, Delos Productions^[18]
• The Juilliard Sessions: Paul Appleby; Schubert and Britten Songs, EMI Classics, 2012^[19]
• Mozart: Mass in C minor & Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482 New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert & Emanuel Ax, New York Philharmonic, 2012^[20]

DVDs

• The Enchanted Island, Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Virgin Classics 2012^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Appleby Schedule. Operabase. January 12, 2023.
2. News: In Conversation with Tenor Paul Appleby – A Smart Debut at San Francisco Opera. Sean Martinfield. November 11, 2015. The Huffington Post.
3. http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/abduction-seraglio-marks-levines-final-performance-music-director/ "Abduction from the Seraglio Marks Levine's Final Performance as Music Director"
4. Web site: Tenor takes 'mix tape' approach to opera recital at Notre Dame's DeBartolo. March 17, 2016. South Bend Tribune. 2019-12-23.
5. News: Leonore Annenberg Fellowship.
6. Gerda Lissner Foundation, 2012 Prize Winners
7. http://www.glyndebourne.com/tickets-and-whats-on/events/2016/f16beatrice/ "Calendar: Glyndebourne 2016 Festival"
8. http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/1/Recordings/MUHLY__Two_Boys.html "Review: Muhly: Two Boys"
9. http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Artists/Tenors/Paul-Appleby/ Paul Appleby
10. http://observer.com/2011/03/who-matters-now-a-bakers-dozen-of-the-seasons-rising-stars/ "Who Matters Now: A Baker's Dozen of the Season's Rising Stars"
11. http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/2/Reviews/NEW_YORK_CITY__Die_Meistersinger_von_Nurnberg.html "Review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
12. http://www.operatoday.com/content/2015/02/san_diego_opera.php "San Diego Opera presents an excellent Don Giovanni"
13. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/03/18/review-boston-lyric-opera-cosi-fan-tutte-citi-shubert-theatre/zhCrmJ3WXU3HWNawEyIfKL/story.html "Boston Lyric Opera’s Così fan tutte is delightful"
14. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/24/saul-review-glyndebourne-opera-lewes-sussex-barrie-kosky "Saul review – virtuoso, ravishing, one of Glyndebourne's finest shows"
15. http://opera.wolftrap.org/blog/2010/08/13/a-midsummer-photo-diary/ "A Midsummer Photo Diary"
16. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/arts/review-the-rakes-progress-makes-a-brief-visit-at-the-metropolitan-opera.html "Review: The Rake's Progress Makes a Brief Visit at the Metropolitan Opera"
17. Nonesuch Records Official Website, "Two Boys, Metropolitan Opera", Nonesuch Records, May 12, 2015
18. Delos Productions Official Website, "Dear Theo, Ben Moore", Delos Productions, 2014
19. iTunes, "The Juilliard Sessions: Paul Appleby; Schubert and Britten Songs, EMI Classics"
20. New York Philharmonic Official Website, "Mozart: Mass in C minor & Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482", New York Philharmonic
21. The Metropolitan Opera, "The Enchanted Island: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Virgin Classics"