Cumhur Görgün

Cumhur Görgün, bass, is a Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where he has performed Méphistophélès in Faust, the title role in Don Pasquale, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Enrico VIII in Anna Bolena, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia. In the United States, he has also performed at Opera Naples and Festival of the Arts Boca. A winner of the Opera Naples Luciano Pavarotti Competition, Görgün has also been a prizewinner at the Meistersinger, Mary Jacob Singer of the Year, Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Mario Lanza, Giargiari Belcanto, and SAS Vocal Competitions. 

Originally from Turkey, Görgün studied at Istanbul University before pursuing further studies at the Rodolfo Celletti Belcanto Academy in Italy. In Turkey, he covered Sancho in Don Quixote at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, performed Schlendrian in Bach’s Coffee Cantata at the Süreyya Opera House, and was featured as a soloist with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra. In the summer of 2025, Görgün covered Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Glyndebourne Festival, and he returns to Glyndebourne to make his house debut as Don Basilio in 2026.