
L-R: Dr. David W. Scott, professor of music and opera conductor at CSU Northridge; tenor Bill Traboule; concertmaster for the Shanghai Opera; and baritone Michael Paul after a performance of La Bohème in China.
One-Man Shows
Michael Paul’s outstanding one-man programs are both educational and inspirational, and have been performed at a variety of venues, including concert halls, schools and churches. The shows include narratives and traditional spiritual songs.
WRITER | WORK | ROLE |
Gordon Hunt & M.P. Smith | A TRIBUTE TO PAUL ROBESON | Spoken Word and Baritone Solo |
M.P. Smith | I HAVE A DREAM | Spoken Word and Baritone Solo |
Selected Contemporary Performances
Michael Paul has performed bass-baritone roles in contemporary works by Gershwin, Robinson, and Paxton and Aarons, among others.
COMPOSER | WORK | ROLE |
Bizet | CARMEN | Escamillo |
Gershwin | PORGY AND BESS | Porgy, Crown |
Menotti | AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS | Page, Balthazar, Melchior |
Paxton-Aarons | MONTICELLO | James Hemings |
Robinson | BALLAD FOR AMERICANS | Baritone Solo |
Selected Classical Performances
Michael has covered a wide range of roles in the standard repertoire by Beethoven, Mozart, Puccini, and Verdi, to name a few.
COMPOSER | WORK | ROLE |
Beethoven | SYMPHONY NO. 9 | Bass Solo |
Fauré | REQUIEM | Baritone Solo |
Handel | MESSIAH | Bass Solo |
Haydn | THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST | Baritone Solo |
Leoncavallo | PAGLIACCI | Tonio |
Mozart | MAGIC FLUTE | Papageno |
Mozart | REQUIEM | Baritone Solo |
Puccini | LA BOHÈME | Schunard |
Puccini | MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Sharpless |
Verdi | AIDA | Amonasro |