Levy Sekgapane

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.

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. 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 Dresden Don RamiroLa CenerentolaG. Rossini2020 - Bayerische Staatsoper, München

2019 - Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège

2017 - Bayerische Staatsoper, München

2016 - Staatsoper Hamburg SelimoAdinaG. Rossini2019 - Wexford Festival Opera 2018 - Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro Conte di LibenskofIl viaggio a ReimsG. Rossini2017 - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 2017 - Royal Danish Opera, København ArbaceIdomeneoW. A. Mozart2019 - Salzburger Festspiele GuidoEnrico di BorgognaG. Donizetti2018 - Teatro Donizetti Bergamo Don NarcisoIl turco in ItaliaG. Rossini2018 - Staatsoper Hamburg ErnestoDon PasqualeG. Donizetti2018/19 - Latvian National Opera, Riga

2022 - Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari NemorinoL'elisir d'amoreG. Donizetti2017/18 - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden LindoroL'italiana in AlgeriG. Rossini2017 - Teatro Massimo di Palermo AlbazarIl turco in ItaliaG. Rossini2016 - Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro

Concerts, recitals