Paul Gay (born 8 November 1968
Accessed August 10, 2009.) is a notable French bass-baritone who sings

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and other classical forms. He has performed in France,

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, and the

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, 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". He showed some early promise, according to auditions. He was termed "a reliable Masetto" in Mozart's '' Don Giovanni''. Gay has secured some

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s. On 2 February 2008 he appeared on

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in the title role in

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's '' The King of Ys''. In August 2009, he performed the title role of

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in Felix Mendelssohn's 1836

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, with

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conducting.Bard College website
Accessed August 10, 2009.

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1968 births Living people 20th-century French male opera singers 21st-century French male opera singers {{France-opera-singer-stub