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 |
