A warm, all-embracing voice, striking stage presence and a dignity that never falters…
— The Arts Desk

Upcoming Performances


May 9, 2024

Distinguished Alumni Recital Series: Musa Ngqungwana, University of Cape Town

Tickets + Info

August 24, 2024

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

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Past Performances


February 2 & 4, 2024

The Barber of Seville, North Carolina Opera • Don Bartolo

January 13, 2024

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony

October 14, 17, 19, 20 & 22, 2023

The Barber of Seville, Pittsburgh Opera • Don Bartolo

August 20, 22 & 26, 2023
September 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 & 15, 2023

Aida, Royal Danish Opera • Amonasro

March 2, 11 & 30, 2023
April 2, 21 & 30, 2023

Aida, Royal Danish Opera • Amonasro

December 8, 9 & 10, 2022

Amahl and the Night Visitors, On Site Opera

November 5, 10 & 13, 2022

The Barber of Seville, Austin Opera • Dr. Bartolo

October 14 & 16, 2022

Roméo et Juliette, The Florentine Opera • Count Capulet

August 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2022

Rusalka, Edinburgh International Festival • Vodnik

June 18, 22, 24 & 30, 2022
July 4, 9, 14, 17 & 19, 2022

Rusalka, Garsington Opera • Vodnik

April 29, 2022
May 1, 2022

Fidelio: A Celebratory Gala Production, Austin Opera • Don Pizarro

MARCH 4, 5 & 6, 2022

Sanctuary Road, North Carolina Opera

FEBRUARY 25, 26 & 27, 2022

The Elixir of Love, Palm Beach Opera • Dulcamara

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Fidelio, North Carolina Opera • Pizarro

OCTOBER 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 27 & 28, 2021

Satyagraha, English National Opera • Lord Krishna

AUGUST 15, 20, 26 & 29, 2021

Intolleranza 1960, Salzburg Festival • Un torturato

JUNE 27, 2021

I Puritani, Washington Concert Opera • Giorgio

MAY 6 & 8, 2021

Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera San Antonio • Raimondo

MARCH 20, 23, 26, 28, 2021

Aida, Pittsburgh Opera • Amonasro

OCTOBER 3, 10, 31; NOVEMBER 14, 21 & 28, 2020

Migrations, Welsh National Opera
William/Pero Jones’s Father in Flight, Death or Fog
Chief Ahtukukoo in Treaty No. 6
Adham in The English Lesson

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Simon Boccanegra, Washington Concert Opera • Paolo Albiani

MAY 9, 11, 17, 20 & 23, 2020

Porgy and Bess, Washington National Opera • Porgy

MARCH 13 & 15, 2020

Porgy and Bess, The Atlanta Opera • Porgy

JANUARY 31, FEBRUARY 2, 8, 11, 14 & 16, 2020

Aida, Houston Grand Opera • King

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Porgy and Bess, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra • Porgy

DECEMBER 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2019

Amahl and the Night Visitors, On Site Opera • Balthazar

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Act III of Siegfried in concert, North Carolina Opera  Wanderer

OCTOBER 12, 15, 18 & 20, 2019

Don Giovanni, Pittsburgh Opera • Leporello

JUNE 8, 13, 16, 22, 26 & 28JULY 3 & 7, 2019

Porgy and BessGrange Park Opera • Porgy

MARCH 1, 3, 6 & 9, 2019

Manon LescautDallas Opera • Lescaut

JANUARY 12 & 13, 2019

Mila, Great Sorcerer • Work-in-Progress Concert • Prototype Festival

DECEMBER 6, 7 & 8, 2018

Amahl and the Night VisitorsOn Site Opera • King Balthazar

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Sapho, Washington Concert Opera • Pythéas

SEPTEMBER 20 & 23, 2018

Bernstein's Songfest, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Porgy and Bess Suite, Malmo Opera

JUNE 27, 2018

A Passion for Opera Showcase & Celebration, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra • Soloist

APRIL 27, 29, May 2, 4 & 6, 2018

Carmen, Opera Philadelphia • Zuniga

MARCH 17, 20, 23 & 25, 2018

Moby-Dick, Pittsburgh Opera • Queequeg

JANUARY 20, 22, 24, 26 & 28m, 2018

Moby Dick, Utah Opera • Queequeg

Company Debut

SEPTEMBER 28
OCTOBER 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19, 21, 27 & 31
NOVEMBER 4, 10, 17, 27 & 29
DECEMBER 2, 2017

Aida, English National Opera • Amonasro

Company Debut

JULY 7, 13, 18, 22, 27, 29 & 31
AUGUST 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19 & 21, 2017

Porgy and Bess, Glimmerglass Festival • Porgy

Role Debut
Cooperstown, New York

APRIL 30
MAY 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2017

Tosca, Canadian Opera Company • Angelotti

Company Debut
Toronto, Canada

MARCH 17 & 19, 2017

Don Giovanni, Florentine Opera • Leporello

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Valentine’s Day Concert, Philadelphia Orchestra
Featuring Musa performing selections from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

Conducted by Cristian Macelaru
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia

 
Musa Ngqungwana as Queequeg was a haunting presence, commanding our respect as the noble and enlightened soul.
— The International Review of Music