Cumhur Görgün · bass

AVA Third-year Resident Artist

Hometown

Istanbul, Turkey

Education:
Yeditepe University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation; Istanbul University State Conservatory Opera and Voice Program; Istanbul University State Conservatory M.A; Accademia del Belcanto ”Rodolfo Celletti”

Awards:
Giargiari Bel Canto Competition (2nd Place), Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Lanza Competition (2nd Place), Meistersinger Competition (5th Prize), National Soloist Competition (Edward Berkeley Award), National Soloist Competition (Necdet Aydın Special Award).

Recent Roles:
Méphistophélès in Faust, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Enrico VIII in Anna Bolena, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale in Don Pasquale and Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata (The Academy of Vocal Arts), Schlendrian in Kaffeekantate (Süreyya Opera House), Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro (Wiener Konzerthaus).

Roles at AVA

• Faust · Mephistophélès
• Il barbiere di Siviglia · Don Basilio
• Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music
• The Rape of Lucretia · Collatinus
• Anna Bolena · Enrico (Henry VIII)
• Giargiari Bel Canto Competition
• Don Giovanni · Leporello
• Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music
• Don Pasquale · Don Pasquale
• La traviata · Marchese d’Obigny