PAUL REEVES
Copyright: André Weimar (1), Bigger Fish Management (2,3)
Fotocredit: Astrid Castillo Quesada
Paul Reeves – ausgebildeter Opernsänger, tritt an den größten Opernhäusern
Englands, Irlands und Schottlands auf. Als ergreifender Bass kann auch er auf
zahlreiche Preise zurück blicken und verzaubert sein Publikum u.a. in "Rigoletto",
"Aida" und "La Bohème". Sein Repertoire umfaßt auch klassische Konzerte, in
denen er auf wunderbare Weise Werke von Bach, Haydn und Puccini präsentiert.
Paul Reeves - British Bass, Opera & Concert Singer
Paul Reeves studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Rudolf Piernay
and afterwards with Michelle Wegwart. There then followed a year at the National
Opera Studio sponsored by The Richard Lewis Award (Glyndebourne), The Sybil
Tutton Trust and The John Wates Trust. His engagements have included Matthew
in the World Première of The Last Supper (Birtwistle) at the Staatsoper Berlin, a
production repeated at Glyndebourne and on the South Bank in London.
Other roles have included Zuniga Carmen with Tenerife Opera and Opera Holland
Park, Hobson Peter Grimes and Les Noces with Opera North, Dean Babette’s Feast
in the Linbury Theatre, Covent Garden, Die Fiesque Maria di Rohan and Mr Gobineau,
The Medium with Wexford Festival Opera, Somnus Semele, Colline La bohème and
Ceprano Rigoletto with English National Opera, PR Guy TheBirds (Hughes), Roger
Corboz The Shops and Mr Olsen Street Scene (Evening Standard Award 2008) with
The Opera Group, Badger / ParsonThe Cunning Little Vixen with ETO, Opera Theatre
Company, Dublin, and WNO, Dikoy Katya Kabanova and Gremin Eugene Onegin for
Scottish Opera On Tour, Publio La Clemenza di Tito and Colline La Bohème for
Glyndebourne, Sarastro The Magic Flute and Colline La Bohème for British Youth
Opera, Betto Gianni Schicch, Colline La bohème and Sparafucile Rigoletto with Diva
Opera, Angelotti Tosca, Ribbing Un ballo in maschera for Opera Holland Park, Wurm
Luisa Miller and Sparafucile Rigoletto for Opera Holland Park, Clerk May Night with
Garsington Opera, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia for Welsh National Opera,
Abimelech Samson et Dalila and Sparafucile Rigoletto for Anna Livia International
Opera Festival, Dublin, The Sergeant The Pirates of Penzance for The D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company, The King Aida for Raymond Gubbay at The Royal Albert Hall, Dr
Grenvil La traviata for Longborough Festival Opera and Mother The Seven Deadly
Sins for the Royal Opera House, London.
He sings regularly in concert, including the World Première of The Water Diviner’s
Tale (Rachel Portman) for the BBC Proms, 2007, Beethoven Choral Symphony and
Verdi Requiem with Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart Requiem with the
Philharmonia Orchestra, the Verdi Requiem at London’s Royal Albert Hall and A
Christmas Concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Paul recently finished a tour with the Israel Camerata of Mozart and Bruckner
Requiems. His recordings include The Shops, now available on NMC CD.