South African Baritone, Prosper Makhanya holds a Performers Diploma in Vocal Performance Form Southern Methodist University, where he is currently pursuing his Master of Environmental Engineering Degree. In 2019, Prosper was awarded the Grady Harlan Award, for 1st place in the Graduate Men’s Division of the TEXOMA NATS Regional Competition. Roles performed include Banquo, in Verdi’s Macbeth, Police Sargent (cover) in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Opera North 2019, Dr. Gibbs, (2019), and Don Alfonso, (2020), Meadows Lyric Opera production of Ned Rorem’s Our Town, and W. A. Mozart’s Così fan tutte, respectively. Other roles include Trouble Man and Giant in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Jack and the Beanstalk, The Dallas Opera, 2020/21, the Wolf, in Michael Ching’s The Three Pigs Remix, Eduardo, Diego Rivera, and Bonito, in Joe Illick’s Frida Kahlo and the bravest girl in the world, Fort Worth Opera 2019/20.
