The South African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo has been a member of the prestigious Staatsoper Unter den Linden ensemble since the 2020/21 where his roles to date include Trin (La Fanciulla del West), David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Froh (Das Rheingold), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte) and Jaquino (Fidelio). In the 2024/25 season, Maqungo returns to Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and notably in the role of Henry Morosus (Die schweigsame Frau) which will also mark the beginning of Christian Thielemann’s Music Directorship of the theatre. He will also make his debut at Teatro alla Scala as Froh (Das Rheingold) in David McVicar’s new production, and sings Mitridate, re di Ponto at Teatro Real under Ivor Bolton in a new production by Claus Guth.
Maqungo has also made a name for himself on the concert platform most recently in performances of Beethoven Symphony No IX with the Orchestre de Paris under Klaus Mäkelä; and Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Lahav Shani.
Stand: Mai 2025
