Eralp Kıyıcı

Eralp Kıyıcı was born into a musical family in Ankara in 1967. Both his parents were opera artists. In 1988 he graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory of Hacettepe University, where he studied singing with Keriman Davran, Ayhan Baran and Mustafa Yurdakul. In the same year, Kıyıcı began working as a soloist in the Ankara State Opera and Ballet. In 2010 he won a Mustafa Iktu honorary award from the Semiha Berksoy Opera Foundation. Kıyıcı also received the Best Opera Singer Award from TOBAV. He has performed in many operas and concerts and attended various opera festivals in Turkey and abroad. He has also taught singing at Hacettepe University, Başkent University and Ankara University. Kıyıcı currently continues his work in the Ankara State Opera and Ballet.

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