Murat Can Guvem - Tenor

He was born in Ankara /Turkey on 1991. During his primary and secondary education he developed his interest on music. In 2011 he joined the Turkish Music Choir and became their main soloist. It was during this time that he was exposed to opera when Turkish National Opera and Ballet House was opened in Samsun.

Parallel to his university studies of economics at the University in Istanbul, he studied singing with the Director General of the Opera Samsun (Turkey) Mehmet Ortac. From 2013 whilst in Italy, he continued to work on this technique and his repertoire with Bruna Baglioni. He has been invited to perform in major italian operatic stages. In 2013 he sang Altoum and Mandarino in Turandot at Puccini Festival of Arezzo and Peppe and Arlecchino in Pagliacci for Omega Opera Festival of Florence; In 2014 he participated to the project of LTL Opera Studio, Les Contes d’Hoffmann for the roles of Nathanel and Spalanzani in the Opera Houses of Lucca, Livorno, Pisa and Novara conducted by G. Condette, directed by N. Zorzi and always in Livorno, Pisa and Lucca Opera Houses he was Il Remendado in the Carmen of G.Bizet conducted by C. Goldestein, directed by F. Esposito. In the same year he opened the Sulmona Maria Caniglia Theatre with the role of Borsa in Rigoletto of G. Verdi directed by E. Castiglione. In October 2015 he won the Salvatore Licitra’s Prize at the Salvatore Licitra Competition. In 2015 He was Don Luigino in Un Viaggio a Reims of G. Rossini conducted by M. Beltrami and directed by G. Solari. With Tito Gobbi Music Foundation he performed Peppe and Arlecchino in Pagliacci in 2014, Don Josè in Carmen in 2015 and Don Ramiro in Cenerentola of G. Rossini May 2016. In October 2016 is Un Messagero in Aida conducted by M. Beltrami and directed by P. Gavazzeni/P. Maranghi. In November 2016 Abdallo in Nabucco by Verdi directed by D. Oren and directed by G. D. Vaccari. In December 2016 he is Torquemada in L’Heure Espagnole of M. Ravel directed by R. Bonajuto at the Luglio Musicale Trapanese, and Altoum in Turandot at the Arena di Verona Foundation directed by J. Bignamini and directed by F. Tonon. In 2017 he is Un Lampionaio in Manon Lescaut at Fondazione Petruzzelli of Bari, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro Lirico of Cagliari and Don Luigino in Un Viaggio a Reims at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. In June / July 2017 he will be Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni W.A. Mozart for Opera Camion, Project of Opera of Rome. In July / August 2017 he will be Spiridione in Campanello of G. Donizetti at the Luglio Musicale Trapanese.

Murat is attending the singing Conservatory of Music of Rome Santa Cecilia – Italy.