South African soprano, Pumeza Matshikiza, has been seen in concert houses all over the world. Recent engagements include her debut as Eve in the world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli’s CO2 at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, singing the world premiere of Luca Francesconi’s Bread, Water and Salt, based on the famous speech by Nelson Mandela; Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the English Concert Orchestra at the Bristol Old Vic as part of the Bristol Proms series; two concerts with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark; and an appearance at the BBC Proms in the Park. As a five-year ensemble member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, her roles included Micaёla (Carmen), Mimì (La Bohème), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte).