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Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Soprano

  • Rising star Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha won the Song Prize at the 2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and is a current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. Most recently, Rangwanasha was awarded the 2024 Herbert von Karajan Prize.

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  • In 2024/25, Rangwanasha will perform Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (Nicholas Collon), Tippett A Child of Our Time with The Royal Sinfonia (Dinis Sousa) and London Symphony Orchestra (Sir Antonio Pappano) and returns to the role of Liù in concert performances of Turandot with Minnesota Orchestra (Thomas Søndergård). Rangwansha performs Verdi Requiem at the Wiener Konzerthaus (Daniel Harding), La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra (Alain Altinoglu), Bergen Philharmonic (Jader Bignamini), International Maifestspiele Wiesbaden (Leo McFall) and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Daniel Harding). Other highlights this season include perfoming at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, Mahler Symphony No. 2 with The Hallé (Kachun Wong), Mendelssohn Elijah with Oxford Philharmonic (Marios Papadopoulos), Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra (Sir Antonio Pappano), Rossini Stabat Mater with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Oscar Jockel), Strauss Vier letzte Lieder with Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Poulenc Stabat Mater at Teatro Regio Torino and her return to the Wigmore Hall.


    Last season, Rangwanasha made a string of debuts with Washington National Opera and the Hamburg State Opera as Liù Turandot, a role she also performed with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on tour in Japan. On the concert platform, Rangwanasha made her debuts with London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Conlon in Mendelssohn Elijah. Further appearances included the Verdi Requiem with Nathalie Stuzmann in her debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and returned to  the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with Sir Antonio Pappano, as well as a return to The Hallé with Sir Mark Elder for the Rossini Stabat Mater.


    In previous seasons, Rangwanasha received critical acclaim for her return to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden as Liù Turandot and at Theater Bern as Mathilde Guilliame Tell and in the title role of Iphigénie en Tauride. On the concert stage, Rangwanasha made her US debut with Washington National Symphony Orchestra in Barber Knoxville: The Summer of 1915, performing the work again with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Marin Alsop), Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Kazuki Yamada), Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Mahler Das Klagende Lied at Theater Bern, and her Edinburgh Festival debut performing Tippett A Child of Our Time with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Sir Andrew Davis) and a return to the BBC Proms to perform Strauss Vier letzte Lieder with the National Youth Orchestra.


    Previous highlights include; Élisabeth de Valois Don Carlos, and Elettra Idomeneo at Theater Bern, Verdi Requiem with the BBC Symphony conducted by Sakari Oramo at the First Night of the BBC Proms, Mahler Symphony No. 4 conducted by Adam Fischer with the Orchestra Age of Enlightenment, Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony conducted by Sir Mark Elder with The Hallé Orchestra, Strauss Vier letzte Lieder under the direction of Paul Daniel at Opéra National de Bordeaux, and a performance as part of Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

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'…but if you love a Liù who steals the show, you’ve got one in the South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha... Her devastatingly beautiful Act I “Signore, ascolta!” showcased her precisely sculpted control and golden color; and she brought captivating combination of nobility and despair to her “Tu che di gel sei cinta"... See this show just to hear Rangwanasha in action'

The Washington Post, May 2024

'The South African has a sumptuous, plush sound, and floats high notes with almost indecent ease. Hear a few of them live and it’s as if you’ve died and (sins allowing) gone straight to Heaven.'

The Times, July 2022

'This is an exceptional voice, sumptuously in tone, marvellously controlled throughout its range. Her singing combined beauty with great depth of feeling and was outstanding throughout – a great artist.'

The Guardian, July 2022

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Intermusica represents Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha wordwide.

Nathan Morrison
Director / Head of Vocal & Opera
+44 20 7608 9923
nmorrison@intermusica.com

Isabelle Morgan
Associate Artist Manager, Vocal & Opera
+44 20 7608 9947
imorgan@intermusica.com

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