Paul Max Tipton

Described by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a dignified and beautiful singer, bass-baritone Paul Max Tipton debuted at Seattle Symphony as Christus in Bach’s St. John Passion in 2023-2024, performed Handel’s Messiah with Bach Collegium Japan in Tokyo, and sang Jupiter in John Eccles’ Semele with American Baroque Opera, being called “gloriously godly” by the Dallas Morning News. In season 2022-2023, he made a solo debut in Tokyo singing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Bach Collegium Japan under Masato Suzuki, and covered the title role in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at Handel & Haydn Society under Raphaël Pichon. Recent recordings include the role of Christus in Bach’s St. John Passion for Avie Records with Cantata Collective under Nic McGegan and solo bass cantatas by Nicolaus Bruhns with Masaki Suzuki at Yale Institute of Sacred Music for BIS. He holds an MMus from Yale University and resides in New York City.