Paulo Szot
Paulo Szot is a Brazilian
operatic
baritone singer and actor. He made his opera debut in 1997 and his international career has included performances with the
Metropolitan Opera, La Scala di Milano, Opera de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opera Australia, Liceo de Barcelona, among many others. In 2008, he made his
Broadway debut as Emile De Becque in a revival of ''
South Pacific'', for which he won the
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, the
Drama Desk Award, the
Outer Critics Circle Award and the
Theatre World Award. In 2012 he was nominated for a
Laurence Olivier Award for best actor in a musical, and in 2014 was nominated for the MAC Award for best Celebrity Artist becoming the first Brazilian to receive such honors. His other stage credits include portraying the role of
Juan Perón in the
Sydney Opera House production of
''Evita'', starring as
Billy Flynn in the 2020/2021 cast of Broadway’s
''Chicago'', and originating the role of Lance in the hit
Broadway musical ''
& Juliet''. He's set to star in the London premiere of
Stephen Sondheim's ''
Here We Are'' in 2025.
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