GÖKMEN SAHIN – BASS (RESUME)

Born in Le Havre, bass Gökmen Sahin completed his bachelor studies in singing with cum laude at
Bilkent University of Ankara. Thereafter, he moved to Italy, to Bologna for specializing in Italian
repertoire and completed his master´s degree at Conservatory ´Giovan Battista Martini´ of Bologna
after being awarded an outstanding talent scholarship from Italian Government.
He performed in numerous occasions throughout Italy and Germany: he was bass soloist in Igor
Stravinsky’s Pulcinella in prestigious Festival della Valle d’Itria accompanied by Orchestra Teatro
Petruzzelli of Bari (2021).
Other artistic engagements include Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte at Hamburg Kammeroper, Figaro in Le
Nozze di Figaro at Opera Studio Weimar, Dottore Grenvil in La Traviata in Bergamo Opera Festival,
Seneca in L’Incoronazione di Poppea in Festival Orestiadi in Sicily. He sang also roles such as Masetto
and Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gasparo in Rita in different
Italian theaters including Teatro Comunale Bologna.
He was the first prize winner in Belcanto Singing Competition Fondazione Zucchelli in Bologna
(2016).
In 2021 he was a member of Belcanto Academy “Rodolfo Celletti” of Festival della Valle d`Itria in
Martina Franca, Bari.
Alongside with his upcoming debut as Mustafa in Rossini´s Adina with Krakow Philharmonic
Orchestra at Royal Opera Festival in June 2022, he is going to be also a member of Rossini Wildbad
Festival Academy in July 2022.

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