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Vuyani Mlinde makes his London recital debut

Published: 17 June 2011
Category: Vocal & Opera

Bass Vuyani Mlinde will make his London recital debut on June 28. He will sing a recital of operatic arias and songs for the prestigious Rosenblatt Recital series at St John’s Smith Square. His programme is a varied one of Italian and Russian operatic arias, and Italian classical songs. The full programme is below. Click here to book tickets.

Presenting the major singers of today and the stars of tomorrow, the Rosenblatt Recitals are London's only world-class concert season of opera and song. Many of the young singers who have been given the opportunity to perform at one of these recitals have gone on to top-class international careers, including Juan Diego Flórez, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Joseph Calleja and Vittorio Grigolo. Many established singers have also given recitals including the celebrated soprano June Anderson and tenor José Cura. Several other Intermusica artists have also given recitals in past years, including Ailish Tynan and Greogry Kunde.

Vuyani Mlinde was on the Jette Parker programme at the Royal Opera House from 2007 until 2009, where his roles included Zaretsky Eugene Onegin with Jiří Bělohlávek, Jake Wallace La Fanciulla del West under Antonio Pappano, Cappadocian Salome with Philippe Jordan, Tutor Elektra under Sir Mark Elder, Count Ceprano Rigoletto with Daniel Oren, Lohengrin with Semyon Bychkov and Tom Un ballo un maschera with Maurizio Benini, as well as Leporello Don Giovanni in the showcase under Rory Macdonald. He is currently a member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt, where he has performed roles this season in Tosca, Medée, Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro and Pizzetti’s Murder in the Cathedral. He has also had concert engagements with the Residentie Orkest, the London Symphony Orchestra and the NDR Orchestra of Hannover. Next season Vuyani has concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, singing Beethoven Symphony No.9 on tour, and with the conductor John Eliot Gardiner alongside his engagements in Frankfurt. He will also sing Sarastro Die Zauberflöte for Opera Oviedo in November 2011 and further ahead has roles for Houston Grand Opera in 2012.