Aurelien Mangwa

Baritone Aurelien Mangwa hails from Yaounde, Cameroon, where he began singing in classical choirs. After obtaining his high school diploma, he studied at the Conservatory in Belgium with Thierry Migliorini. He also worked (and is still studying) in Chicago with Allan Glassman and at San Francisco Conservatory of Music with César Ulloa. Mangwa did summer training programs in Berlin and in Chicago. He has recently sung for Opera Festival Chicago. Past operatic roles include Monsieur de Saint-Aiglefin (YES!), The Sergeant (Manon Lescaut), Mr. Gobineau (The Medium), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Escamillo and Zuniga (Carmen), and Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte). Mangwa has also appeared as the baritone soloist in Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. He has received invitations to sing the baritone and bass parts in diverse sacred music repertoire. Mangwa has performed in a master class with Zachary Gordin and won the Encouragement Award in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition (Washington District).