Timur Okutman

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Timur Okutman, Male Soprano

Background information
Birth name Timur Okutman
Born June 23, 1974 (1974-06-23) (age 33)
Origin İstanbul, Türkiye
Genre(s) Baroque Opera, Operatic pop
Instrument(s) vocals, piano, guitar
Years active 2002-present
Website Timur Okutman

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Timur Okutman (known as La Voce) is a Baroque Soloist. He has an unique voice register from bass to soprano. He is continuing his career as a countertenor & male soprano singer.

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Timur Okutman was born in Istanbul on July 23, 1974. In 1988, he began his musical life with guitar education and later continued with singing.

His first professional performance was in İstanbul with the Group UK in 1996, in which group he pursued his early musical career.

In 1999, he organized his musical group named ADR and he sang different repertoires from world music with this group in Bodrum.

In 2000, he moved to his home in Fethiye and continued his musical works, there. He had an opportunity to improve his singing technique with International Cabaret Venue while he was working at St.Nicholas Park.

In 2002, he decided to concentrate solely on his studies regarding Opera. He became a student of Associate Prof.Leyla Pınar after met with her.

In 2007 He found an opportunity for had listen himself to International Famous Tenor Aydın Uştuk while he was in İstanbul for 3 Tenor & 1 Stage Concert (A.K.M). And took his advises.

At the same year, He met with Actor Tenor Patrick Lange in İstanbul Baroque Festival and he had listen himself and took his praises. He joined the same festival as quest artist and he sang G.F.Haendel’s Lascia Ch'io Pianga, sample  aria known from Rinaldo Opera.

At October 19, 2007 - He sang Composer Sibelius’s Kullervo Op.7 Symphony with İstanbul European Choir at the season opening concert of the İstanbul State Symphony Orchestra in Aya İrini. (Conductor Alexander Rahbari)

At March 31, 2008 - He joined the 14 th Istanbul Baroque Festival and performed some baroque and Genoa arias in Galata Art Center.

Now, He is working with Associate Prof.Leyla Pınar and her Baroque Group "İstanbul Baroque"

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Lascia Ch'io Pianga

Rinaldo' Almirena.
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Persondata
NAME Okutman, Timur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Opera Singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH İstanbul,Türkiye
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH