Siyabulela Ntlale (Baritone) , in 2014 was awarded 2nd place in the finals of the 33rd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition and in 2013 was the first recipient of the Gobbato-Qavane Operatic Award for outstanding performances in advanced studies and also in 2014 became 3rd student to receive the Realto/Olitalia bursary. A post graduate from the South African College of Music (SACM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) under the direction of Professor Kamal Khan, Siyabulela was born in Port Elizabeth and grew up singing the local Choral Choir. The Matthews Singers, under the baton of Mzwandile Christopher Matthews. In 2006 he worked with Albert Horn of Cape Town Opera and it's Vocal Ensemble and 2009 began to study at the SA College of Music at UCT with Patrick Tikolo, which he changed to George Stevens in 2014.
Siyabulela has performed in many UCT-SACM and Cape Town Opera (CTO) productions that include; IlViaggio A Reims- Barone di trombonock (G.Rossini), La Boheme- Schaunard (G. Puccini), Don Giovanni-Leporello (WA.Mozart), Le Contes d'Hoffmann- Dapertutto (J.Offenbach), Il Barbiere di Siviglia- Don Bartolo (G.Rossini) Le Nozze di Figaro- Don Bartolo (WA Mozart),The Rake's Progress- Sailor (I.Stravinsky), The Dead Man Walking- 1st Prison Guard (J.Heggie), Simone Boccanegra- Paolo (Scenes, G.Verdi), Falstaff- Falstaff ( Fuge Scene,G.Verdi), Le Convenienze ed Incinvenienze Teatrali- Mamma Agata (G.Donizetti) produced by the Richard Wagner Society in 2012. Siyabulela was selected as a soloist in the 2012 and 2014 Arts Cape/Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Youth Music Festival.
Siyabulela got a Fest contract to be part of the Ensemble of Theater Erfurt 2015/2017 as a Baritone Soloist.
International debutant with Theater Erfurt (Germany) with role of “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi which won an Audience prize as the best production in the season of 2014/2015 and its coming back on 5 December 2015.
Siyabulela just premiered with Theater Efurt in role of “Don Giovanni” by WA. Mozart for the season of 2015/2016
For the season of 2016-2017, Siyabulela has the following roles for Theater Erfurt
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