Paul Gay (born 8 November 1968 Bach Contatas website. Accessed August 10, 2009.) is a French bass-baritone who sings opera and other classical forms. He has performed in France, Germany, Russia, and the United States, with a number of significant companies and directors.
Gay's singing as Temrouk in Georges Bizet's Ivan IV was criticized by "Classics Today.com". ClassicsToday.com website. Accessed August 13, 2009. He showed some early promise, according to auditions. BCCLS website . Accessed September 1, 2009. He was termed "a reliable Masetto" in Mozart's Don Giovanni.José M. Irurzun, SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL OPERA REVIEW, found at Music Web International. Accessed September 1, 2009.
Gay has secured some title roles. On 2 February 2008 he appeared on NPR in the title role in Édouard Lalo's The King of Ys. NPR schedule on Lamar University website . Accessed September 1, 2009. In August 2009, he performed the title role of St. Paul in Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio, St. Paul, with Leon Botstein conducting. Bard College website. Accessed August 10, 2009.
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