"Bülent Güneralp takes on several parts with a firm bass-baritone and comedic panache."

     - The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY



                                                   Photo by LK Case



    

Bülent Güneralp on Italy's RAI International TV, performing at the Stelle dell'Anno Nuovo Festival, where he received the Omaggio al Bel Canto Best Interpretation Award / 2009




    Bülent Güneralp and Olga Lisovskaya performing in the Bandwidth TV Feature Program / CCTV, Cambridge, MA / 2009



Bülent Güneralp with singer & song writer Marianne Pasts at the Natick Cultural Council's 6th Annual Grant Reception where he was recognized by the Massachusetts State Senate with a citation / Natick, MA / 2009 - Photo by Teresa Pagliuca



Bülent Güneralp performing Some Enchanted Evening and This Nearly Was Mine at the historic USS Salem on May 9, 2009 in the first-ever maritime festival of Quincy, titled "Making Waves in Quincy Point - Salute to Shipbuilders and Sailors". The festival included a welcome speech by Rev. Ann Suzedell, presentation of the Colors by the USS Constitution Navy Guard, dedication of the anchor of the USS Des Moines, performances by the US Navy Band Northeast Top Brass Quintet, remarks by the Mayor of the City of Quincy, Thomas Koch (seen above), presentation of Citation to the guests of honor, Shane Murphy, 1st mate of Maersk Alabama and family, a musical tribute by Mr. Güneralp as Emile de Becque with selections from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, and a celebratory speech by Daniel Raymondi, City Councillor of Ward 2. The event was covered by WHDH 7NEWS Boston and Channel 3 Quincy.



Soloist (sitting to the right of the conductor), Handel's Messiah Oratorio /               Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan / 1998 - William Thomas, conductor



Soloist, Handel's Messiah Oratorio & Grinnel's Christmas Oratorio / The First Congregational Church, Manchester, NH / 2008 - Photo by Mark Bolton, Union Leader, NH


     

As Jewish Man with soprano Brenna Wells in the World Première of The Prioress's Tale by Delvyn Case / Cove Fine Arts Center, MA / 2008 - Photo by Christopher Nayler


                        
 
Soloist (far left) in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic MetMania Concert with (from left) Peter Walker, Vince Vincent, Markus Beam, Courtney Mills, Matthew Plenk and Grazia Doronzio / Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY / Randall Craig Fleisher, conductor / 2007 - Photo by Winifred Hecht   



                   

Colline, La Bohème / Boston Opera Collaborative & Riverside Theatre Works, MA / 2007 - Photo by RTW





As Le Marquis de La Force with soprano Rachele Schmiege in Dialogues des Carmélites / Boston Opera Collaborative, MA / 2007 - Photo by J. Justin Bates



  

Spinelloccio, Gianni Schicchi / Opera del West, MA / 2007 - Photo by TCAN


As Benoit & Alcindoro (at the center) in La Bohème with (from left) Adam Russell,
Jeremy Moore, Elex Lee Vann and Chad Karl / Opera Company of the Highlands, NY / Marcus Parris, conductor / 2007 - Photo by Jeff Goulding, the Times Herald-Record, NY
                                        

Bülent Güneralp, bass-baritone, a versatile artist in high demand, is equally at home in diverse genres including opera, Broadway, oratorio, art song, folk, spirituals, the American Songbook and pop. A graduate of the Boston Conservatory, he has performed as soloist in many operas, oratorios and concerts with organizations including CRR Symphony Orchestra and Istanbul City Theater Orchestra in his native Istanbul, Turkey; Tokyo Opera City Orchestra in Japan; Hudson Valley Philharmonic in Poughkeepsie, and Opera Company of the Highlands in Newburgh, New York; Enterprise Opera in Rhode Island; Orient Heights Music, Mass Theatrica, Opera del West, Longwood Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative, Masterworks Chorale, Cambridge Community Chorus, Riverside Theatre Works and Worcester Opera Works in Massachusetts, at venues including Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Atatürk Culture Center, CRR Concert Hall and Yıldız Palace in Istanbul; Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Japan; Bardavon Opera House in New York; Symphony Hall, Sanders Theater, Zeiterion Theater and Riverside Theater in Massachusetts.



CREDENTIALS

Bülent Güneralp is the President of Orient Heights Music, a member of La Scena concert duo with pianist Eunyoung Kim, Enterprise Opera, and Boston Opera Collaborative, where he performs as well as serves on the outreach committee. He is on the faculty at Quincy Point Music Academy as Vocal Instructor, also is an instructor at the Boston Center for Adult Education.



RECENT PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

2007 performances included soloist in the world-première of Missa Patri Pio by Leonardo Ciampa in Boston, Colline (debut) in La Bohème and Le Marquis de La Force in Dialogues des Carmélites with Boston Opera Collaborative; again in La Bohème, Benoit & Alcindoro with the Opera Company of the Highlands in Newburgh, and Alcindoro with Hudson Valley Philharmonic in the MetMania Concert in Poughkeepsie, New York. 2008 performances included the role of the Jewish Man in the world-première of The Prioress's Tale by Delvyn Case, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola with Opera del West, and the Palace Guard in the workshop performance of the opera The Wooden Sword by Sheila Silver at the University of Connecticut, the winner of the 2007 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Composition Prize. In 2009 he sang as the Jewish Man in the Massachusetts and Connecticut tour of The Prioress’s Tale, and as the bass soloist in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with Quincy Choral Society.

On May 9, 2009 Bülent Güneralp performed Some Enchanted Evening and This Nearly Was Mine at the historic USS Salem in the first-ever maritime festival of Quincy, titled "Making Waves in Quincy Point - Salute to Shipbuilders and Sailors". The festival included a welcome speech by Rev. Ann Suzedell, presentation of the Colors by the USS Constitution Navy Guard, dedication of the anchor of the USS Des Moines, performances by the US Navy Band Northeast Top Brass Quintet, remarks by the Mayor of the City of Quincy, Thomas Koch, presentation of Citation to the guests of honor, Shane Murphy, 1st mate of Maersk Alabama and family, a musical tribute by Mr. Güneralp as Emile de Becque with selections from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, and a celebratory speech by Daniel Raymondi, City Councillor of Ward 2. The event was covered by WHDH 7NEWS Boston and Channel 3 Quincy.



RECENT AWARDS & HONORS

In January 2009, Mr. Güneralp received the Omaggio al Bel Canto Best Interpretation Award at the Stelle dell'Anno Nuovo festival organized for the members of the Boston Opera Collaborative by the Dante Alighieri Society Italian Cultural Center of Massachusetts and the Consulate General of Italy in Boston. The event was covered by RAI International's Italia Chiama Italia TV Program in Italy.

The Massachusetts State Senate presented Bülent Güneralp with a citation in recognition of a grant award he received from the Natick Cultural Council for an Opera & Broadway concert he will present at the Morse Institute Library in Natick on October 25, 2009, and extended best wishes for continued success. Mr. Güneralp received the citation following his performance at the Natick Cultural Council's 6th Annual Grant Reception on March 4, 2009, which aired on Natick's Pegasus TV. His concert at the Morse Institute Library is supported in part by a grant from the Natick Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

On March 19, 2009, Bülent Güneralp gave a performance at the Mayor's Office in the Boston City Hall Cultural Awareness Series, representing his native country at the event "The Beautiful Country of Turkey". He was presented with a certificate by Thomas Menino in recognition of his participation in the event, and his commitment in providing cultural awareness to the city of Boston employees. The event was organized by the Office's Cultural Awareness Committee, the Office of New Bostonians, and the Turkish American Cultural Society of New England.



LATEST MEDIA CREDITS

A new Bandwidth TV Feature Program about Bülent Güneralp's life and career premiered on Cambridge Community TV on March 1, 2009 to be aired in Boston throughout the month on CCTV (Cambridge) Channel 10, SCAT (Somerville) Channel 3, BNN (Boston) Channel 23 (Comcast) or 83 (RCN), BATV (Brookline) Channel 3 and MATV (Malden) Channel 3. The program subsequently was included in the Bandwidth TV Best of Season 6 Program. His performances as the bass soloist at Quincy Point Congregational Church can be seen regularly on Quincy Cable Access TV, Channel 8. He was also featured on a national TV channel, Kanal D, in Turkey. His Somerville Journal Profile is available on the web.


FUTURE PERFORMANCES

His 2009 Massachusetts performances include the world-première of a song cycle by Leonardo Ciampa, soloist in the 19th annual summer concert series of Longwood Opera, the 6th annual summer concert series of Worcester Opera, the 7th annual summer concert series of New England Light Opera, the world-première of Peace Cantata by Nikan Milani, Quincy Point Chamber Players concerts, and Morales in Carmen with Boston Opera Collaborative. In October, he will give a concert at the 28th Annual New York Turkish Cultural Festival, which will be covered by several TV channels and aired live on CNN Turkey.

His 2010 performances will include Jewish Man in The Prioress's Tale, Don Giovanni and Méphistophélès with Orient Heights Music, and soloist at a special concert sponsored by the International Composers’ Consortium featuring music by Leonardo Ciampa and Andrea Amici.

In 2011 he will give a concert in Sicily, Italy, with Leonardo Ciampa, and a recital in Massachusetts in the PACC concert series with pianist Jeffrey Brody, the Music Director of Longwood Opera and the Music Advisor for the Boston Wagner Society. 


TEACHING

Also a successful vocal instructor, Mr. Güneralp has been teaching singers from backgrounds as diverse as opera, musical theater, pop, soul, bluegrass, rhythm & blues, rock and heavy metal. He is familiar with a wide spectrum of musical styles not only because of his interest in them as a singer, but also his background as a professional drummer. He maintains a private voice studio in Boston, is on the faculty at Quincy Point Music Academy as Vocal Instructor, also is an instructor at the Boston Center for Adult Education. He taught voice at the Boston Conservatory Summer Choral Institute, and master classes at the Berkshire Hills and Hamilton-Garret Music Academies.




Bülent Güneralp and mezzo soprano Alyson Greer, Assistant Director, performing at the first Quincy Point Music Academy Faculty Concert & Instrument Workshop / Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, MA / 2008



Eunyoung Kim, Beth Grzegorzewski, Bülent Güneralp in concert / Westwood, MA / 2008 - Photo by Susan Silverman