Turkish bass Cumhur Görgün was born in Istanbul, Türkiye. He intially studied at the Istanbul University as a student of Prof. Güzin Gürel and later pursued further studies at the Rodolfo Celletti Belcanto Academy in Italy, working with Alberto Triola, Chris Merritt, Sherman Lowe, Renata Lamanda, and Nicolai Cok. In Türkiye, he covered Sancho in Don Quichotte at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet and performed Schlendrian in Bach’s Coffee Cantata at the Süreyya Opera House. He has been recognized with multiple awards in national competitions.

A third-year Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA), Mr. Görgün has performed roles including Méphistophélès in Faust, the title role in Don Pasquale, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Enrico VIII in Anna Bolena, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia. He has performed as a soloist with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and was featured in the İdil Biret Music Festival. He also sang in the opening concert of Festival Under the Stars with Opera Naples, as well as performing in the Pavarotti Voices Opera Gala at Festival Boca.

Mr. Görgün has received recognition in numerous international competitions, winning prizes at the Meistersinger Competition, The Mary Jacob Singer of the Year Competition, Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Competition, and Wilhelm Stenhammar Competition. He was awarded Second Prize in the Mario Lanza Competition, the Giargiari Belcanto Competition, and the SAS Vocal Competition. He is the winner of the Opera Naples Luciano Pavarotti Competition.

In the summer of 2025, he will cover Don Basilio at the Glyndebourne Festival, while also making his debut as Banquo in Macbeth with Teatro Nuovo. In 2026, he returns to Glyndebourne to make his house debut as Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia.