Who is On Stage

Simon Halsey
Soloists
The Rundfunkchor Berlin
Antalya State Opera and Ballet Orchestra

Soloists
Malin Christensson Soprano
Mark Stone Bariton

Erdem Erdoğan - Tenor

In 1997, he started his education at Mimar Sinan University - State Conservatory, Department of Opera and Vocal Training, with Soprano Sema Tüzün.
Between 1998-2003, while he was working as a contracted performer on State Opera and Ballet, he played on children's musicals "Cinderella", "Storyteller" and "Sleeping Beauty". He was a chorister on G. Verdi's "La Traviata", and W. A. Mozart's "Don Giovanni" operas. He acted as "Amelia's Butler" on G. Verdi's "Masquerade" and as "Parpignol" on G. Puccini's "La Boheme". He sang the tenor part on L. Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti".
In November, 2002, he performed on "Turkish Composers Concert", organized by ECUME (Echanges Cultures en Mediterranee) in Tunisia. He acted as "Tamino" (2002) on W. A. Mozart's "The Magic Flute" opera, and as "Don Basilio" (2003) on "The Marriage of Figaro" opera, which both were conservatory productions directed by Assoc. Yekta Kara on Atatürk Cultural Center. Under Prof. Babür Tongur's conductorship, he sang solo tenor part of L. van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" (2003).
In 2003, he was the runner up on "SIEMENS Opera Contest" and thanks to the scholarship he was granted, he found the chance to work with Prof. Patricia WISE, Prof. Lilian SUKIS and Prof. Richard MILLER in "Mozarteum International Summer School". On September, 2003, he was accepted to "Mozarteum University" as a postgraduate student and studied with Prof. Lilian SUKIS.
In 2006, at "Mozart Year", he performed "Pedrillo" in W.A. Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio" opera, performed by Vienna Schauspielhaus in Vienna, Luxembourg, Antwerp and Mannheim.
Erdogan was accepted to University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in 2006 and continued his postgraduate studies with Prof. Ralf DÖRİNG.
In 2007, he joined Izmir State Opera and Ballet, as a soloist. His performances included "Belmonte" in W.A. Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio", "Tassilo" in E. Kalman's "Countess Mariza" operetta and "Romeo" in C.Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" opera.
In 2008, he was the winner of "1st National Young Soloists Contest" and had a chance to perform at the Opening Concert of Aspendos International Opera Festival.