Levy Sekgapane is a South-African operatic and Bel canto tenor whose repertoire includes roles in works by G. Rossini, G. Donizetti, W. A. Mozart, J. S. Bach. Sekgapane was named the 30 Under 30 Europe 2018: Arts & Culture by Forbes magazine.
Early life Sekgapane was born in Kroonstad, South Africa. He graduated from the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town.
Participation in international vocal competitions Sekgapane obtained the 1st prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition as well as the 1st prize at the Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition in 2015. In the summer of 2017, he won the 1st prize at Plácido Domingo's Operalia, the World Opera Competition.
Artistic activity The singer's stage activity began in Chemnitz, Germany in 2014 when he sang the role of Don Ramiro in Rossini's La Cenerentola. During the season 2015/16, he became a member of the Young Ensemble of Semperoper in Dresden.
The following season he performed the roles of Don Ramiro, Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and Lindoro, at Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Bavarian State Opera, Hamburg State Opera and Aalto-Musiktheater Essen. He also appeared at Royal Opera Copenhagen as Il Conte di Libenskof in a new production of Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims (2017). Levy Sekgapane also performed at opera festivals such as the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the Whitsun Festival at State Theatre Wiesbaden, the international Donizetti Opera festival in Bergamo, Glyndebourne Festival, Salzburg Festival and Wexford Festival Opera.
On the concert stage, he gave his debut at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg singing at New Year's Eve gala. He took part in a concert dedicated to Maria Callas at Theatre Champs-Élysées in Paris and performed in the AIDS Gala concert hosted annually at Deutsche Oper Berlin to support HIV and AIDS.
Repertoire
Opera roles +RoleOperaComposerLocationCount AlmavivaIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)G. Rossini2019 - Teatro Massimo di Palermo 2019 - Glyndebourne Opera House
2019 - Opéra National de Bordeaux
2019 - Ópera Nacional de Chile, Santiago
2018 - Ópera de Las Palmas
2018 - Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
2018 - Opéra National de Paris
2017/18 - Den Norske Opera, Oslo
2016/17 - Aalto-Musiktheater Essen
2016/17 - Deutsche Oper Berlin
2016 - Semperoper DresdenDon RamiroLa CenerentolaG. Rossini2020 - Bayerische Staatsoper, München
2019 - Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège
2017 - Bayerische Staatsoper, München
2016 - Staatsoper HamburgSelimoAdinaG. Rossini2019 - Wexford Festival Opera 2018 - Rossini Opera Festival, PesaroConte di LibenskofIl viaggio a ReimsG. Rossini2017 - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 2017 - Royal Danish Opera, KøbenhavnArbaceIdomeneoW. A. Mozart2019 - Salzburger FestspieleGuidoEnrico di BorgognaG. Donizetti2018 - Teatro Donizetti BergamoDon NarcisoIl turco in ItaliaG. Rossini2018 - Staatsoper HamburgErnestoDon PasqualeG. Donizetti2018/19 - Latvian National Opera, Riga
2022 - Teatro Petruzzelli, BariNemorinoL'elisir d'amoreG. Donizetti2017/18 - Hessisches Staatstheater WiesbadenLindoroL'italiana in AlgeriG. Rossini2017 - Teatro Massimo di PalermoAlbazarIl turco in ItaliaG. Rossini2016 - Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro
Concerts, recitals + YearEventOrchestra, conductor, pianistLocation2019Messa di Gloria, G. RossiniInsula orchestra, Speranza Scappucci,La Seine Musicale, Paris2019Machaidze & Sekgapane – Italian operatic gems concertCopenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Patrick LangeTivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen2019"Korchak and friends" concert for the 40th birthday of Dmitry KorczakMusica Viva Orchestra, Dmitry Korchak / Konstantin ChudovskyMoscow Concert Hall Zaryadye (Зарядье)2018Maria Callas: The tribute concertLamoureux Orchestra, Yvan Cassar Theatre Champs-Élysées, Paris2018Riga Opera Festival Gala ConcertLatvian National Opera Orchestra, Ozoliņš / Vaicis / VeismanisLatvian National Opera, Riga2017New Year's Eve gala concert with Olga PeretyatkoNDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, James ConlonElbphilharmonie, Hamburg2017Duet Gala ConcertCape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Tim MurrayArtscape Opera House, Artscape Theatre Centre, Cape Town2017Recital at La Motte Wine EstateAlbie van Schalkwyk (piano)La Motte Wine Estate, Cape Town2017Recital at the CPH Opera FestivalLeif Greibe (piano)Børssalen, Copenhagen201623 Festive Opera Gala (for the German AIDS Foundation)[information needed]Deutsche Oper, Berlin2016Rossini Gala, the Verdi Symphonic SeasonOrchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Jader BignaminiAuditorium di Milano, Milan
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