Artists biographies
Paul Groves

The American tenor Paul Groves has a significant international career and performs on the stages of all the leading opera houses and concert halls.

Paul Groves achieved nationwide fame when he won the National Council Auditions at the Metropolitan Opera in 1991. He completed the opera’s Young Artist Development Program. In 1992 he gave his debut there the Steersman in “The Flying Dutchman”. His debut at La Scala in Milan followed in 1995, when he sang the role of Tamino in “The Magic Flute” in a performance conducted by Riccardo Muti. Since then he has often returned to this stage, including as Renaud in Gluck’s “Armide” and as Nemorino in “L’elisir d’amore”.

The talented virtuoso is often invited to concerts with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. Highlights included performances with the New York Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit, the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of John Harbison’s Requiem under Bernard Haitink, the Cleveland Orchestra in Berlioz’s “Faust” under Christoph von Dohányi and the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Paul Groves has given several recitals in the United States and in Europe. His recital debut came in 1996 in New York’s Alice Tully Hall, where James Levine accompanied him on piano. He has also given recitals in La Scala in Milan, in the famous Concertgebouw Amsterdam, in Brussels’s Théâtre de la Monnaie and in London’s Wigmore Hall.

In addition to his many recordings with James Levine, Paul Groves’s performances in “The Magic Flute” and “The Damnation of Faust” at the Salzburg Festival are available on DVD. He also sang the role of Belmonte in a video and audio recording of “The Abduction from the Seraglio”, which was filmed in Istanbul and conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. Paul Groves’s performances as Admète in “Alceste” at the London Barbican Centre were also released on CD and DVD.