“A warm, all-embracing voice, striking stage presence and a dignity that never falters…”
Upcoming Performances
March 21, 2025
BrAVA Philadelphia! 90th Anniversary Celebration and Gala, Academy of Vocal Arts
June 27 to July 22, 2025
Fidelio, Garsington Opera • Don Pizarro
Past Performances
August 24, 2024
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
May 9, 2024
Distinguished Alumni Recital Series: Musa Ngqungwana, University of Cape Town
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 Bess, Grange Park Opera • Porgy
MARCH 1, 3, 6 & 9, 2019
Manon Lescaut, Dallas Opera • Lescaut
JANUARY 12 & 13, 2019
Mila, Great Sorcerer • Work-in-Progress Concert • Prototype Festival
DECEMBER 6, 7 & 8, 2018
Amahl and the Night Visitors, On 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.”