Tenor Siyabonga Maqungo, former student of Dr Conroy Cupido at NWU School of Music, has just finished a three-year stint at Meiningen Opera in Germany. Based on his work for this opera company he was nominated for an Opernwelt Award in 2017.
He has just signed a new contract with Chemnitz Opera House for the next few years where his roles will include Ernesto (Don Pasquale), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Jacquino (Fidelio), Froh (Das Rheingold), and Alfred (Die Fledermaus). During October and November he will also be making his debut at Leipzig Opera as Count Almaviva in a revival of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Further engagements this year include a summer tour in the USA with the Minnesota Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. This programme will be repeated in Soweto and Johannesburg in August. Siyabonga will also sing in Britten’s War Requiem in October with performances in Dresden, Leipzig, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wow this is wonderful! Can I please apply for music auditions at nwu
The application and selection process for next year has closed already. The application process for the 2020 academic year opens on 1 April 2019. Watch our Facebook page and website for the official announcement.