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Paul Reeves studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Rudolf Piernay where roles included Pasquale The Aspern Papers, Superintendent Budd Albert Herring, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Chub Cherevichky, Der Lautsprecher Der Kaiser von Atlantis and The Tsar's Equerry The Tsar Has his Photograph Taken. 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. 

Other 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, Zuniga Carmen with Tenerife Opera, 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 Don Basilio The Barber of Seville with English National Opera, PR Guy The Birds (Hughes) and Roger Corboz The Shops (Rushton) with The Opera Group, Badger / Parson The Cunning Little Vixen with ETO, Opera Theatre Company, Dublin, and WNO. 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, Clerk May Night with Garsington Opera, The Sergeant The Pirates of Penzance for The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Gremin Eugene Onegin with Scottish Opera, The King Aida for Raymond Gubbay at The Royal Albert Hall, Wurm Luisa Miller and Sparafucile Rigoletto for Opera Holland Park and Ceprano Rigoletto with English National Opera.

He sings regularly in concert, including the World Première of The Water Diviner’s Tale (Rachel Portman) for the BBC Proms, and his recent and current engagements include Commendatore Don Giovanni with the Oxford Philomusica, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia for Welsh National Opera, Abimelech Samson et Dalila and Sparafucile Rigoletto for Anna Livia International Opera Festival, Dublin, Dr Grenvil La traviata for Longborough Festival Opera, Mr Olsen Street Scene with The Opera Group,  the St John Passion for the Brighton Festival Chorus and the Verdi Requiem at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. His recordings include The Shops, now available on NMC CD.

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