Paul Ettore Tabone

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Paul Ettore Tabone
Born (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 33)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Other names“Australia’s own Bocelli”
Alma materCentral Queensland University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Websitehttps://www.paultabone.com/

Paul Ettore Tabone, dubbed “Australia’s own Bocelli,”[1] is an Australia-born lyric tenor opera singer and musical theater actor.[2] Tabone has performed at the National Opera of Bucharest in Romania, Teatro Carlo Felice in Italy, Teatro Del Giglio in Italy, and on Broadway.[3][4]

Early life and career[]

Paul Ettore Tabone was born in Ingham, Queensland, in Australia. He moved to Mackay, Queensland, where he graduated with Bachelor of Music Theatre in 2009 at Central Queensland University's Conservatorium of Music.[3]

Tabone made his solo opera debut in the world premiere of Opera Queensland's The Dirty Apple.[5] In 2011, he performed the role of “Squelch” in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to the acclaimed The Phantom of The Opera. In 2012, he moved to Italy to pursue his career in opera and studied as a lyric tenor.[2] There, he was chosen by Signora Nicoletta Mantovani, the wife of the late Luciano Pavarotti, to sing along side Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Jose Carraras, and Ambrogio Maestri as one of the four tenors at Pavarotti's 100th year birthday celebration.[1] He relocated to London, where he performed the role of “Ubaldo Piangi” in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in the original production on West End in 2016.[6] As Piangi, he performed in over 1200 performances.[7] He performed this role until the shutdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He has also performed for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[8][9]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tabone released his first studio album, titled This is Me.[7] Each song on the album reflects aspects of his journey, Australian and Italian heritages, and musical influences.[7]

Notable roles[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "CQU Music Theatre Alum Paul Tabone to release his first solo album". CQUniversity Australia. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ a b "Singer takes final bow". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ a b "From the cane fields to centre stage in London". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. ^ Bourke, Latika (2020-07-11). "'We use music to help ourselves': Phantom tenor carries on in lockdown". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  5. ^ Limited, London Theatre Direct (2018-12-17). "Christmas Countdown Q&A with Paul Ettore Tabone of The Phantom of The Opera". www.londontheatredirect.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. ^ "Love Never Dies Alum Paul Ettore Tabone & More Join Ben Forster in West End's The Phantom of the Opera". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. ^ a b c "Five Questions With: Paul Ettore Tabone". Musical Theatre Review. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Tabone to perform in front of royalty". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  9. ^ a b "Australian Paul Tabone to perform at one of Europe's first attempts at a 'Social Distanced Musical Theatre Concert' | News". AussieTheatre.com. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  10. ^ "Love Never Dies Alum Paul Ettore Tabone & More Join Ben Forster in West End's The Phantom of the Opera". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  11. ^ "Ingham boy scores Phantom role". www.couriermail.com.au. 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

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