Matthew Pauls

Canadian baritone Matthew Pauls is thrilled to be singing with the WSO again! He has been praised for his on-stage poise and magnificent singing (Opera Canada). Matthew’s stage credits include Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Benoit in La Bohème, Marullo in Rigoletto, the Speaker and 2nd Armoured Man in Die Zauberflöte, Father Christmas in Merry Christmas Stephen Leacock, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Don Pedro in Béatrice et Bénédict, Don Inigo Gomez in L’Heure Espagnole, the Mysterious Man in Sondheim’s Into the Woods, and Frank Maurant in Street Scene. On the concert stage, Matthew has performed numerous works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Alexander’s Feast and Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore, Fauré’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, Grieg’s Four Psalms, J. S. Bach’s cantatas Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (BWV 70), Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (BWV 79), Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 80), Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit (BWV 106), and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Five Mystical Songs.

Matthew has been delighted to perform as a featured soloist with ensembles such as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Paraguay, Canadian Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, Winnipeg Singers, Guelph Chamber Choir, Windsor Classic Chorale, and the Windsor Symphony Chorus.

An assistant professor of music at Canadian Mennonite University, Matthew teaches voice, aural skills, vocal pedagogy, and one of the directors of CMU Singers. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance through the University of Western Ontario where the focus of his doctoral research was Argentine art song.