Michael Maurel Suggest updates
Born London.
English baritone.
Michael Maurel studied in Italy and at the National School of Opera. He toured extensively with Opera for All before joining Sadler's Wells in 1962.
His debut at Covent Garden was as Schaunard in La bohème in 1969. The following year he returned to the Royal Opera House to create the role of Riccardo in Bennett's Victory, which toured to Berlin.
Maurel's first appearance with Scottish Opera was in 1964 as Masetto in Don Giovanni. He repeated that and sang two further Mozart roles, Figaro and Papageno. He sang three Britten parts with Scottish Opera, Sid in Albert Herring, Ned Keene in Peter Grimes and Demetrius. Other appearances included Rossini's Figaro, Frank in Die Fledermaus and Marcello.
Roles in Scotland
- Alfio the village carter
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Cavalleria Rusticana 1963
- Masetto a peasant, engaged to Zerlina
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Don Giovanni 1964
Don Giovanni 1965
- Sid from the butcher's
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Albert Herring 1966
Albert Herring 1967
Albert Herring 1968
Albert Herring 1969
Albert Herring 1970
Albert Herring 1971
- Figaro the Count's valet
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Nozze di Figaro 1968
Nozze di Figaro 1972
- Ned Keene apothecary and quack
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Peter Grimes 1968
- Papageno a bird-catcher
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Zauberflöte 1970
Zauberflöte 1971
- Figaro a barber
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Barbiere di Siviglia 1971
Barbiere di Siviglia 1972
- Demetrius in love with Hermia
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Midsummer Night's Dream 1972
Midsummer Night's Dream 1973
- Frank prison governor
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Fledermaus 1975
- Marcello a painter
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Bohème 1979