Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Soprano
“A brilliant display, full of passion and lyricism.”
El Correo de Andalucía on Verdi’s Requiem, Sevilla, September 2026 ★★★★★
“Vocally outstanding.”
The Stage on Le nozze di Figaro, Royal Ballet & Opera, June 2026
“The sheer magnificence of Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha’s voice, which is fast becoming one of the glories of the age … velvety from top to bottom.”
The Times, March 2024
Latest
Sevilla, September 2026 — Verdi’s Requiem with the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla under Lucas Macías opened the 2026/27 season at the Teatro de la Maestranza to a five-star review in El Correo de Andalucía, which singled out Masabane’s Libera me as “a brilliant display, full of passion and lyricism”.
Masabane made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Liù in Turandot in September 2025, returned to the Royal Ballet & Opera in the same role in December, and made her role debut as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro at Covent Garden in June 2026 — the first Black singer to perform the role on that stage.
Next engagements
- Puccini — Tosca (role debut), Detroit Opera, November 2026
- Beethoven — Symphony No. 9, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester (Michael Sanderling), Lucerne
- All engagements on the Intermusica artist page
Debut album — Masabane
Released by Rubicon Classics in 2025 and recorded at Abbey Road Studios with pianist Aron Goldin: South African song, spirituals, lieder, chanson and opera.
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