 After inviting Paoli to perform at the royal Winter Palace, he awarded Paoli The Cross of St. Mauricio medal and bestowed upon him the title "Cammer Sanger" (Chamber Singer).On 5 September 1907, Paoli held a private recital for Pope Pius X at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.That same year he was named as a "Singer of the Royal Court" by William II of Germany.