Smelo Mahlangu
(he / him)
Place of birth
Capetown (South Africa)
Education
Diploma in Music Performance, South African College of Music at the University of Capetown 2017-2020
National Opera Studio London 2022-2024
Master classes with Phumeza Matshikiza and others
Key experiences /Artistic milestones / Collaborations
- Papageno in The Magic Flute for Children, Royal Opera House
- Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata (Film) for Opera Glass Works
- Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville at the Waterperry Opera Festival
- Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte 2020 at Opera UCT, Capetown
- Georges Cuivier in Sarah Baartman - The Opera at Opera UCT, Capetown
Grants / Awards / Nominations
Opera Awards foundation grant recipient for 2024/25
Schock foundation singing competition 1st and audience prize 2021
Nominated as the best opera performer at the Fleur du Cap Awards for
2022 in South Africa
Roles at the Volksoper in the coming season
Schwein in Das verzauberte Schwein
Mars in Orpheus in der Unterwelt
Perichaud in La Rondine
Bertram in Jolanthe und der Nussknacker
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