People of Note with Richard Cock and Siyabongo Maqungo 27 May 2018
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Siyabonga Maqungo – a young South African tenor (28) all the way from a township of Katlehong in Johannesburg Gauteng province. Siyabonga has been singing all of his life since at a very young age. In Season 2015/16 he started his first engagement as an ensemble member in Staatstheater Meiningen, where he sung the role of Alfred in “Die Fledermaus”; Electrica in Thomas Édes popular opera “Powder her face”; Arturo in “Lucia di Lammermor”; Italian singer in Richard Strauss’ last opera “Capriccio” and Der Sänger in “Der Rosenkavalier”.
Siyabonga started his season 2016/17 with Rossini’s well known comic opera - “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” where he is singing the role of Count Almaviva. He then later sang the role of David in Richard Wagner’s Opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”. During summer 2017 he made his debut at the Opera Burg Gars Festival in Austria as Tamino in Mozart’s "Die Zauberflöte". Siyabonga debuted as Ferrando in "Cosi fan tutte" in season 2017/18 in Meiningen Staatstheater as he continues his roles of Mozart operas.
Siyabonga started his season 2016/17 with Rossini’s well known comic opera - “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” where he is singing the role of Count Almaviva. He then later sang the role of David in Richard Wagner’s Opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”. During summer 2017 he made his debut at the Opera Burg Gars Festival in Austria as Tamino in Mozart’s "Die Zauberflöte". Siyabonga debuted as Ferrando in "Cosi fan tutte" in season 2017/18 in Meiningen Staatstheater as he continues his roles of Mozart operas.