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Brazilian tenor, Cleyton Pulzi is renowned for his musicality and nobility of tone. His most recent performance were at the Tampa Opera (Florida) where he was a soloist in the concert for the 100th birthday of maestro Anton Coppola conducting it himself. In November of 2016 that he made his debut with Opera Omaha singing the role of Rodolfo in La Bohème and at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro singing the role of Basilio in Mozart’ s Le nozze di Figaro. In January of 2014, Mr. Pulzi made his debut with São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra singing as the tenor soloist in the Beethoven’s 9th Symphony under the baton of conductor Roberto Tibiriçá and subsequently moved to the United States, where he has worked as a soloist in operas and concerts. His roles included Reverend Parris in Robert Ward’s The Crucible and Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. He was conducted by maestro Michael Palmer in his debut in the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Boheme at the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA . In 2015, Mr. Pulzi performed the role of Alfred in Die Fledermaus under the baton of conductor Roberto Minczuk in Ribeirão Preto at the Theatro Pedro II. In 2012, Mr. Pulzi debuted with Amazonas Opera Festival singing the role of Arturo in Bellini’s I Puritani under the baton of Luiz Fernando Malheiro and Marcelo de Jesus. That same year, he also performed the tenor solos in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, with Reginaldo Nascimento conducting. In 2013, he debuted at Theatro São Pedro singing the role of Ramiro in La Cenerentola and then returned to the Amazonas Opera Festival for roles in Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen, Wagner’s Parsifal and Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. He rounded out his year by stepping in to sing Prince Ramiro yet again for the inaugural season of the Festival of International Opera of the Americas in July. Mr. Pulzi debuted in Italy with Montrefeltro Music Festival in 2011, singing the role of Ramiro. His performances were in the towns of Novafeltria and Cesena, and in the Republic of San Marino. Prior to his engagements in Italy, he presented a solo recital at the Rialto Theater for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. These performances were part of the First Place award Mr. Pulzi won in the 2010 Bauru-Atlanta Vocal Competition. Mr. Pulzi’s other performances include Tamino in Die Zauberflote, Bastien in Bastien und Bastienne, King Caspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with Opera São Paulo Company. His performances in Der Schauspieldirektor were with conductor Alessandro Sangiorgi in Curitiba, Brazil. He reprieved the role in Franca, Brazil under conductor Nazir Bittar. Mr. Pulzi’s debut as the tenor soloist in Dvorak’s Stabat Mater was under the baton of maestro Claudio Cruz with Ribeirao Preto Symphony Orchestra.
In 2005, he was selected as the Best Young Singer in the Edmar Ferreti Voice Competition. Mr. Pulzi also won first prize in the Rotary Club of São Paulo, and was sent to the 4th International Rotary Opera Competition in Portugal. In 2010, the tenor was the first Brazilian to ever qualify for the semifinal of the International Concurs Jaume Aragall, which took place in Spain. Cleyton was also a finalist for the 10th Maria Callas Brazilian Vocal Competition, in April 2011.
Mr Pulzi received his Masters of Music degree from Georgia State University.
R e s u m é
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Opera (in reverse chronology)
Alfredo (upcoming) La Traviata Theatro Pedro II - Ribeirão Preto, SP November 2017
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Rodolfo La Boheme Opera Omaha - USA November 2016
Basílio Le Nozze di Figaro Rio de Janeiro theater – Brazil November 2015
Alfred Die Fledermaus Pedro II theater – Brazil 2015
Rodolfo La Bohème GSU Opera Theater 2015
Atlanta, GA USA
Almaviva Il barbiere di Siviglia GSU Opera Theater 2014
Don Ottavio Don Giovanni Harrower Summer Opera Theater
Atlanta, GA USA
Reverend Parris The Crucible GSU Opera Theater
Don Ramiro La Cenerentola Festival of International Opera/Americas 2013
Campinas, SP, Brazil
Alfred Die Fledermaus Amazonas Opera Festival, Brazil
4th Squire Parsifal Amazonas Opera Festival, Brazil
Pasek The Cunning Little Vixen Amazonas Opera Festival, Brazil
Don Ramiro La Cenerentola São Pedro Theater, São Paulo, Brazil
Der Schauspieldirektor Der Schauspieldirektor Municipal Theater of Franca, Brazil 2012
Arturo I Puritani Amazonas Opera Festival, Brazil
Don Ramiro La Cenerentola Voci nel Montefeltro, Cesena, Italy 2011
Don Ramiro La Cenerentola Voci nel Montefeltro, San Marino
Vogelsang Der Schauspieldirektor Curitiba, PN, Brazil
Parpignol La bohème Teatro Pedro II, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi Oficina de Musica de Curitiba, Brazil
Tamino The Magic Flute Tour state of São Paulo, Brazil 2010
Alfredo La traviata Cities of Catanduva and 2009
São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil
Alfredo La traviata Bebedouro Theater, Brazil 2008
Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi IV Festival Nacional de Canto 2003
de Bebedouro, Brazil
Bastien Bastien und Bastiene III Festival Nacional de Canto 2002
de Bebedouro, Brazil
King Kaspar Amahl and the Night Visitors Bebedouro Christmas Concert 2001
Oratorio and Concerts (in reverse chronology)
Solo Coppola Conducts - 100 years young Tampa Opera - FL 2017
Solo Cleyton Pulzi in Concert Kellett Chapel - Atlanta GA 2017
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Solo Requiem - Lloyd Webber Carrollton FUMC 2016
Solo Dichterliebe - Schumann Decatur 1st bapt. church 2014
Soloist Seven Last Words - Dubois Smyrna Presb church 2015
Soloist Mass in G - Schubert tour with Choral Guild of Atlanta 2014
Soloist Recording/Symphony #9– Beethoven ‘Sala São Paulo’ 2014
with OSESP
Soloist Operatic selections Teatro Pedro II – 80th Anniversary 2013
Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Soloist Symphony #9–Beethoven Teatro Pedro II 2012
Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Concert “Concertos Internacionais” Series Orch Sinfônica de Ribeirão Preto 2011
Teatro Pedro II, Brazil
Gala Concert "Juventude Tem Concerto" Series Orch Sinfônica de Ribeirão Preto
Teatro Pedro II, Brazil
Tenor soloist Requiem–Mozart Bebedouro, Brazil 2005, 2007
PRIZES and AWARDS
Finalist National Opera Association – Opera Scenes 2015
Finalist San Francisco Opera - MEROLA 2014
Finalist 10th International Maria Callas Vocal Competition 2011
Semi-finalist Jaume Aragall International Singing Competition , Sabadell, Spain 2011
Brazilian Winner Jaume Aragall International Singing Competition, São Paulo, Brazil 2011
First Prize Bauru Atlanta International Vocal Competition, Bauru, Brazil 2010
Semi-finalist International Rotary Opera Contest, Lisbon, Portugal 2010
First Prize National Rotary Opera Contest (selected to perform in Portugal) 2010
“Revelation” Male Voice Prize National Singing Contest ‘Edmar Ferretti’ Brazil 2005
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Voice Teachers
Claudinei Oliveira
Neyde Thomaz
Kathryn Hartgrove
Stage Directors
Carroll Freeman
Walter Neiva
William Pereira
Caetano Vilella
Davide Garattini
Sergio Vela
Julianna Santos
W. Dwight Coleman
Conductors
Claudio Cruz - Brazil
Joseph Rescigno - US
Alessandro Sangiorgi - Brazil
Luiz F. Malheiro - Brazil
Emiliano Patarra - Brazil
Roberto Tibiriçá - Brazil
Roberto Minczuk - Brazil
Tobias Volkmann - Brazil
Leonardo Vordoni - Italy/US
Coaches
Ubaldo Fabbri - Italy
Christy Lee - US
Rolando Salazar - US
Karin Uzun - Brazil
Leonardo Vordoni - Italy / US
Peter Marshall - US
Rafael Andrade - Brazil
Masterclasses
Alberto Zedda
Tomer Zvulun
Carlo Colombara
Rio Novello
Luisa Giannini