Levy

Sekgapane

Tenor

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Levy Sekgapane’s voice fits effortlessly into Lindoro’s tessitura, resulting in a strikingly natural performance. His “Languir per una bella”, first delivered in full voice, is then repeated mezza voce with a tender mixed register that is simply irresistible. He surprises with original ornamentation and, like any good Rossini tenor, has a brilliant, ringing top register. It’s hard to believe he is singing this role in between two performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Bastille...

L’italiana in Algeri, TCE Paris, Forum Opera, Jun 20, 2025

... Lindoro, portrayed with spirit by Levy Sekgapane. .... the South African tenor is entirely in his element, as he is in this role whose every secret he knows perfectly. From his opening cavatina, he stands out for the clarity of his diction, the control of his vocal line, and the variety of colors, especially in the second verse, which he darkens deliberately to good effect, and for the ease of his trills leading into equally deft high notes. .... His Act II aria is tightly paced and reaches intoxicating effect in the crescendo towards the top of his range.

L'italiana in Algeri, TCE Paris, Premiere Loge Opera, Jun 19, 2025

Tenor Levy Sekgapane slips into the role of Lindoro between two performances at the Bastille, where he is singing the Count in The Barber of Seville. He knows the role inside out and performs it with touching naturalness, shaping the cavatinas effortlessly. His voice shifts seamlessly between mixed register and full voice, focusing carefully to reach the highest phrases, with the top notes delivered boldly. While his portrayal of the lovestruck Lindoro draws little from the comic register, he nonetheless sweeps his partners along in a joyful dance.

L’italiana in Algeri, TCE Paris, Olyrix, Jun 20, 2025

After being Ernesto in last November's Don Pasquale, South African tenor Levy Sekgapane returned to Bari to play the role of Conte d'Almaviva in perhaps an even more credible manner, as Rossini's colouratura allowed him to perform formidable vocal feats, most evident in the final rondo Cessa di più resistere, performed with absolute precision [...]

Il barbiere di Siviglia - Teatro Petruzzelli Bari, Jan 30, 2023

Am beeindruckendsten aber Levy Sekgapane. Der junge südafrikanische Tenor zeigte u. a. bei der Arie Ah dov’è, dov’è il cimento aus Semiramide Belcanto der Weltklasse. Sekgapane sollte in Hinkunft öfters in der Staatsoper vorbeischauen.

Rossini-Gala - Wiener Staatsoper, Jul 10, 2022

BIOGRAPHY

In his young career, Levy Sekgapane has already developed two signature roles: Il Conte Almaviva in Il BARBIEREDI SIVIGLIA, which he sang in a new production at Glyndebourne Opera Festival, at Opéra national de Paris, at Vienna State Opera, at German Opera Berlin and Opéra national de Bordeaux. On the other hand, Don Ramiro in LA CENERENTOLA, which he performed in productions at Munich State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Los Angeles Opera and at Opera Zürich, where he shared the stage with Cecilia Bartoli.

Levy Sekgapane opens the 2024/25 season with his return to La Monnaie in Brussels to sing Jonah in TIME OF OUR SINGING. In Madrid he will sing Händels MESSIAH, at Liceu Barcelona Mozarts REQUIEM and with the title role of MITRIDATE he will give his house and role debut at Opéra Montpellier. At Opéra national de Paris he will sing Il Conte Almaviva in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, before he returns to Théâtre des Champs-Elysees for Lindoro in L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI.

In the last seasons, he debuted several new roles, like I PURITANI at Théâtre des Champs-Elysees, OTELLO (Rossini) at Frankfurt Opera, LA SONNAMBULA in Munich and LES PECHEURSDE PERLES at Cape Town Opera. Other highlights of his young career include his debut at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg singing the first New-Year’s-Eve-Gala concert ever with Olga Peretyatko under the baton of James Conlon. He sang ADINA at Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, ENRICO DI BORGOGNA at Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, IDOMENEO at Salzburg Festival and L’ELISIRD’AMORE during the Whitsun Festival at State Theatre Wiesbaden.

Born in Kroonstad, South Africa, Levy Sekgapane studied under Kamal Khan and Hanna van Niekerk at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town and joined the Young Ensemble at Semperoper Dresden afterwards. Levy is 1^st prize winner of the International Belvedere singing competition (2015), of the Monserrat Caballé singing competition (2015)and of Placido Domingo’s OPERALIA (2017). In 2019, his first solo CD with Rossini arias was released by Prima Classic – recorded with the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti.

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