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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2016-05-26T20:46:00+01:00"
lastmod = "2016-05-27T10:53:00+01:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1464295746355/2016-05-26---Paul-Appleby.jpg.jpg"
primary_image_credit = "Photo by Elizabeth Bowman."
publishDate = "2016-05-26T21:03:00+01:00"
related_articles = ["articles/paul-appleby-telling-stories-at-wigmore-hall.md","articles/in-review-paul-appleby-at-wigmore-hall.md","articles/talking-with-singers-david-cangelosi.md","articles/talking-with-singers-peter-mcgillivray.md","articles/talking-with-singers-christine-goerke.md","articles/talking-with-singers-gregory-kunde.md","articles/spotlight-on-sydney-mancasola.md","articles/magic-high-standards-midsummer-at-glyndebourne.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/glyndebourne.md","scene/companies/the-metropolitan-opera.md"]
related_people = ["scene/people/paul-appleby.md"]
short_description = "American tenor Paul Appleby recently finished a run of Belmonte in The Metropolitan Opera&#039;s production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and he heads next to the Glyndebourne Festival, to sing the title role in Berlioz&#039;s Béatrice et Bénédict. Paul is one of those thoughtful, curious artists who craves the stage as a recitalist as well as in operatic roles."
slug = "talking-with-singers-paul-appleby"
title = "Talking with singers: Paul Appleby"

youtube_url ="https://youtu.be/DNAuNf368TM"
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American tenor [Paul Appleby](/scene/people/paul-appleby/) recently finished a run of Belmonte in [The Metropolitan Opera](/scene/companies/the-metropolitan-opera/)'s production of *Die Entführung aus dem Serail*, and he heads next to the Glyndebourne Festival, to sing the title role in Berlioz's *Béatrice et Bénédict*. Paul is one of those thoughtful, curious artists who craves the stage as a [recitalist](http://www.schmopera.com/paul-appleby-telling-stories-at-wigmore-hall/) as well as in operatic roles.

He spoke to us from New York, about his return to the Glyndebourne Festival, about Berlioz's Bénédict and the qualities he shares with stand-up comedians, and about being a part of maestro James Levine's final performance as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera.
