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Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Masabane Cecilia is known for her supreme transcendent soprano voice and continues her success with critically acclaimed performances all around the World.
The performances for years 2024 and 2025 are scheduled will provide further travelling. Masabane Cecilia will perform to new audiences across the globe while revisiting and performing in her favourite venues.
“Working with incredible talent and performing the greatest music has always been my dream, I am blessed to do so. I perform on the great stages and in the great Cities across the World. But predominantly for me, it is the music that brings joy to my soul, especially the preparation, the performance and joy of the audience.”
About
ABOUT
Masabane Cecilia is from the Limpopo province in South Africa and started singing at school and church at an early age. She completed her Postgraduate Diploma at the University of Cape Town, studying with Virginia Davids, and took a BTech in Vocal Art (Performance) with Kiewiet Pali at Tshwane University of Technology.
While there, she sang Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) and the soprano solo in Mozart’s Coronation Mass. She was a Young Artist with Cape Town Opera for two years, singing First Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Mother of Mandela (Mandela Trilogy) and Serena (Porgy and Bess).
Masabane Cecilia lives in Bern, Switzerland. She visits her native South Africa when time permits in her busy schedule of engagements.
Reviews
REVIEWS
Masabane Cecilia received triumphant acclaim for her return to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden as Liù Turandot and at Theater Bern as Mathilde Guillaume Tell and in the title role of Iphigénie en Tauride.
On the concert stage, Masabane Cecilia made her US debut with Washington National Symphony Orchestra in Barber Knoxville: The Summer of 1915, performing the work again with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
“My inner love of music inspires my life and allows the wonder to resonate on different global stages. I always want to give my inner self to the audience, this feeling is important to me.”
Education
EDUCATION
Masabane Cecilia completed her education at the University of Cape Town where she graduated with distinction, and studied with Virginia Davids, and took examinations in Vocal Art (Performance) at Tshwane University of Technology, where she studied with Kiewiet Pali and participated in concerts and masterclasses with Michelle Breedt, Kliesie Kelly Moog, Barbara Hill Moore and Josef Protschka.
Masabane Cecilia went on to be a Young Artist with Cape Town Opera for two years, singing First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Mother of Mandela in Mandela Trilogy and Serena in Porgy and Bess.
Prizes and accolades
PRIZES AND ACCOLADES
- Winner of the Song Prize and Finalist at BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2021
- BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist
- The Audience Prize and two special prizes in the 2019 Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition
- Winner of the UNISA Competition
- First Prize in the Phillip H Moore Music Competition
- Awarded Second Prize in Muzicanto in Cape Town, an award from the Schock Philips Foundation at UCT.