Described by The Times Herald-Record, New York, as a firm bass-baritone, and by The Boston Musical Intelligencer as dramatically and musically outstanding, Bülent Güneralp is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist professional singer, voice teacher, coach, educator, inventor of the Guneralp Vocal Method and a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing). He has been officially recognized both by the Massachusetts State Senate and Thomas Menino, former mayor of Boston.
Mr. Güneralp was introduced to opera by, and received his first vocal training from his mother, dramatic coloratura soprano Aysel Tunalı in Istanbul, Türkiye. Then he studied with coloratura soprano Suna Korat (a national artist). Following these private studies, he studied at The Istanbul University State Conservatory. He was invited to the US by conductor, William Thomas. He continued his studies at Longy School of Music, and graduated from The Boston Conservatory.
Highlights in recent years include the Turkish language premier of the role of Sultan in the Ukranian opera Cossack Beyond The Danube with The Commonwealth Lyric Theater (Mr. Güneralp and his mother created the Turkish libretto for this role); the roles of The Master and Yefim in the US-premiere of the opera Desire To Sleep by Moshe Shulman with The Juventas New Music Ensemble; the narrator in the English language world-premiere of Expérience by Phivos-Angelos Kollias with The Juventas New Music Ensemble; the world-premieres of Missa Patri Pio by Leonardo Ciampa; the role of Jewish Man in the world-premiere of the opera The Prioress's Tale by Delvyn Case ; The Omaggio al Bel Canto Best Interpretation Award at The Stelle dell'Anno Nuovo Festival in Boston (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); official recognitions by The Massachusetts State Senate and Thomas Menino; a feature program on CCTV; and a performance at the historic USS Salem in the inaugural maritime festival of Quincy, Massachusetts, where he sang the solos of Emile de Becque from the musical South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein.