Musa Ngqungwana

Bass-baritone Musa Ngqungwana, a native of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has been praised by The New York Times for his “rich, glowing voice and elegant legato,” and by The Wall Street Journal as “a powerful bass-baritone.” This season, Musa appears as Lord Krishna in Satyagraha at the English National Opera, as Pizarro in Fidelio and in Sanctuary Road at North Carolina Opera, as Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love at Palm Beach Opera, and as Rocco in Fidelio: A Celebratory Gala Production at Austin Opera. He will also appear as Vodnik in Rusalka at Edinburgh International Festival and Garsington Opera. Highlights of recent engagements include singing the title role of Porgy and Bess at The Glimmerglass Festival, Washington National Opera, Atlanta Opera, Grange Park Opera, and Lithuanian Sta