Brazilian operatic baritone
Paulo Szot
Szot in 2022
Born Occupations Actor, singer Years active 1997–present Awards Full list
Paulo Szot [ 1] operatic baritone singer and actor. He made his opera debut in 1997 and his international career has included performances with theMetropolitan Opera , La Scala di Milano, Opera de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opera Australia, Liceo de Barcelona, among many others. In 2008, he made hisBroadway debut as Emile De Becque in a revival ofSouth Pacific Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical , theDrama Desk Award , theOuter Critics Circle Award and theTheatre World Award .[ 2] Laurence Olivier Award for best actor in a musical,[ 3] Juan Perón in theSydney Opera House production ofEvita Billy Flynn in the 2020/2021 cast of Broadway’sChicago Broadway musical& Juliet Stephen Sondheim 'sHere We Are Hadestown
Szot was born inSão Paulo [ 4] Polish parents who emigrated to Brazil after World War II.[ 5] [ 5]
Szot studied atJagiellonian University in Poland. He began singing professionally in 1990 with theNational Song & Dance Ensemble "Śląsk" . Later, he made his professional opera debut in a production ofIl barbiere di Siviglia Municipal Theatre of São Paulo in 1997. Since then, he has performed with theNew York City Opera , thePalm Beach Opera , theCanadian Opera Company ,Opéra de Marseille , andVlaamse Opera , among others, in such operas asL'elisir d'amore La bohème Don Giovanni Cavalleria rusticana Pagliacci Carmen Così fan tutte Le nozze di Figaro Maria Golovin Metropolitan Opera as Kovalyov inDmitri Shostakovich 'sThe Nose Roberto Alagna and as Lescaut inManon Anna Netrebko . Szot returned to the Met in 2014 as the Captain of the Achille Lauro inThe Death of Klinghoffer Mozart 'sCosì fan tutte at thePalais Garnier , and at theAix-en-Provence Festival inLe nozze di Figaro .[ 6] The Nose atTeatro dell'Opera di Roma [ 7] [ 8] La Scala in the role of Filip Filippovich, the protagonist ofAlexander Raskatov 's 2009 operaA Dog's Heart .[ 9] [ 10] Chicago Symphony Orchestra 's performance ofLeonard Bernstein 'sMass Marin Alsop with theChicago Children's Choir and theHighland Park High School Marching Band .
Of his performance inSouth Pacific ,Ben Brantley ofThe New York Times [ 11]
Brazilian singer and actor Paulo Szot is openly gay.
National Song and Dance Ensemble Slask - from 1989 - 1995 - Koszecin, PolandIl Barbiere di Siviglia – 1996 – Teatro Paulo Eiró, São PauloGianni Scchicchi – 1997 – Sesc Ipiranga, São PauloLa Bohème – 1998 – Teatro Alfa Real, São PauloLe Barbier de Séville – 1997 – Teatro Municipal de Santo AndréCarmen – 1998 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloLa Bohème – 1998 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloL'elisir d'amore – 1998 – Festival Ópera de ManausDon Giovanni – 1999 – Teatro Alfa Real, São PauloLe Barbier de Séville – 1999 – Teatro São Pedro, São PauloDon Giovanni – 1999 – Municipal de São PauloLe Barbier de Séville – 1999 – Teatro São Pedro de Porto AlegreO Guarani – 1999 – Teatro AmazonasCarmen – 2000 – Teatro Municipal do Rio de JaneiroCavaleria Rusticana – 2000 – Teatro Alfa Real, São PauloI Pagliacci – 2000 – Teatro Alfa Real, São PauloDie Fledermaus – 2000 – Teatro Rio de JaneiroCavaleria Rusticana – 2000 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloPagliacci – 2000 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloTanhäuser – 2001 – Teatro Municipal do Rio de JaneiroCarmen – 2001 – Teatro Alfa, São PauloCarmen – 2001 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloDon Giovanni – 2001 – Teatro AmazonasLa Bohème – 2001 – Teatro AmazonasHansel et Gretel – 2001 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloManon – 2002 – Teatro AmazonasManon – 2002 – Teatro Alfa – São PauloPagliacci – 2002 – Teatro AmazonasIl Barbiere di Siviglia - 2003 - Palacio das ArtesHansel et Gretel – 2003 – Teatro Municipal de São PauloCavaleria Rusticana – 2003 – Teatro AmazonasDon Pasquale – 2003 – Teatro São Pedro, São PauloDon Pasquale – 2003 – Teatro Municipal de Santo AndréLustige Witwe – 2003 – Porto AlegreCarmen – 2003 – New York City OperaDon Giovanni – 2003 – Michigan OperaLe Nozze di Figaro – 2004 – New York City OperaCarmen – 2004 – Palm Beach OperaEugène Onegin – 2004 – Ópera de MarseilleOrfeo – 2004 – Teatro Sérgio CardosoL'elisir d'amore – 2005 – New York City OperaRita – 2005 – Festival de Campos do JordãoDido et Aeneas – 2005 – Opera de MarseilleDon Giovanni – 2005 – Opera de ToulonDon Giovanni – 2005 – Opera de BordeauxCosì fan tutte – 2006 – Opera de MarseilleMaria Golovin – 2006 – Opera de MarseilleDon Giovanni – 2006 – Opera de Bogota - ColombiaCosì fan tutte – 2007 – Opera de NiceLe nozze di Figaro – 2007 – BostonMaria Golovin – Spoleto Opera Festival, 2007 - ItalyLe Portrait de Manon – 2007 – Liceo de BarcelonaLe Nozze di Figaro – 2007 – Vlaamse Opera, AnversLe Nozze di Figaro – 2008 – Vlaamse Opera, GandSouth Pacific La Veuve Joyeuse – 2008 – Opera de MarseilleSouth Pacific The Nose – 2010 – Metropolitan Opera New YorkSouth Pacific Carmen – 2011 – Metropolitan Opera New YorkCosì fan tutte – 2011 – Opera Garnier, ParisSouth Pacific Carmen – 2011 – San Francisco OperaSouth Pacific Manon – 2012 – Metropolitan Opera House New YorkLe Nozze di Figaro – 2012 – Festival d'Aix-en-ProvenceDon Giovanni – 2012 – Washington OperaThe Nose - Il Naso – 2013 – Opera di RomaA Dog's Heart - Cuore di Cane – 2013 – La ScalaThe Nose – 2013 – Metropolitan OperaDie Fledermaus - 2013/2014 – Metropolitan OperaEugène Onegin - 2014 - Melbourne Opera HouseCandide — 2014 — Sala São Paulo - OSESPThe Death of Klinghoffer – 2014 – Metropolitan OperaLe Nozze di Figaro – 2014 - Théâtre National de Bahreïn / Aix-en-ProvenceManon Lescaut - Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo - Lescaut - 2015Die Fledermaus - The Metropolitan Opera - 2015/2016 - FalkeMadama Butterfly - Opera de Marseille - 2016 - SharplessRomeo et Juliette - Palacio das Artes - 2016 - MercutioMy Fair Lady Così fan tutte - "Don Alfonso" - 2017 - Palais Garnier Opéra National de ParisThe New Prince - 2017 - Dutch Opera - Hamilton/Clinton/Nixon - Amsterdam - NederlandsCarmen - Bayerische Staatsoper - Munich - Escamillo - 2017 - GermanyEvita Street Scene - Teatro Real - Madri - 2018 - Frank MaurantLa Traviata - Palacio das Artes - BH - 2018 - Giorgio GermontLa Traviata - Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo - 2018 - G. GermontMass - Leonard Bernstein - South Bank Centre - 2018 - Celebrant - LondonMass - Leonard Bernstein - Ravinia Festival - 2018 - Celebrant - USAEvita Merry Widow - Franz Lehar - Opera di Roma - 2019 - DaniloMass - Leonard Bernstein - Ravinia Festival - 2019 - Celebrant - USAMadama Butterfly - Puccini - Metropolitan Opera - New York - 2019 - SharplessChicago Street Scene - Opera de Monte Carlo - 2020 - FrankChicago La boheme - Puerto Rico - 2022 - Marcello & Juliet & Juliet Simon Boccanegra - Amazon Opera Festival - 2024 - Simon Boccanegra Cosi fan tutte - Opera de Paris - 2024 - Don Alfonso & Juliet South Pacific in ConcertOtello - Puerto Rico Symphony / Culturarte - 2025 - Iago Carmen - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - 2025 - Escamillo Here We Are Evita Hadestown Szot receiving his Tony Award in 2008
Awards for Paulo Szot
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