Paulo Szot

For the National:

Here We Are

Training

Paulo Szot was born in São Paulo and studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland

Theatre

For the National Theatre: Here We Are

On Broadway: South Pacific (also Barbican, London), Chicago (also in Brazil) and & Juliet (also in Toronto)

Other theatre includes: My Fair Lady and Candide in São Paulo; and Evita in Sydney and Melbourne

Opera

ten seasons with the Metropolitan Opera (including: The Nose, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, Manon, The Death of Klinghoffer, Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni and Marriage of Figaro) and numerous collaborations with La Scala, Paris Opera, Liceu (Barcelona), Teatro Real (Madrid), Bayerische Staatsoper, Canadian Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera di Roma, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Opéra de Nice and Opéra de Marseille

Concerts

Mass at the South Bank Centre and multiple collaborations with Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, New York Pops, American Pops, OSESP, Barcelona Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra

Albums

Jardim Noturno and Broadway cast recordings for South Pacific (revival) and & Juliet

Recordings

Street Scene with Teatro Real (Madrid), Così fan tutte with Paris Opera and Carmen in San Francisco

Awards

South Pacific – Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Theatre World Award and Olivier nomination

(Published April 2025. Photo: Priscila Prade)