Pumeza Matshikiza

Described as “one of today’s most exciting new operatic voices” (Independent), South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza is one of today’s rising opera stars. Being an exclusive Decca Classics recording artist, she already released two albums: her debut album “Voice of Hope”, featuring arias and traditional and popular African songs, and “Arias” with a selection of operatic arias and songs from her current repertoire. Pumeza Matshikiza kicks off 20/21 season, making house and two role debuts as Bess and Serena in a new production of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess at the Theater an der Wien. Besides that, she gives special New Year concerts with the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra, singing famous opera arias and excerpts from Astor Piazzolla’s tango-opera Maria de Buenos Aires. The soprano