Biography | Sunnyboy Dladla was born in the township of Piet Retief in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. For the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons he was a member of the International Opera Studio of Zurich Opera and roles for the main house included Arturo in Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor, Dorvil in Rossini La Scala di Seta, Nick in Puccini La Fanciulla del West, 1.Junger Offizier in Zimmermann Die Soldaten and Kutscher and Vorarbeiter in Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Highlights include: Count Almaviva Il Barbiere di Siviglia Deutsche Oper, Berlin; Oper Stuttgart; Den Norske Opera Arturo Lucia di Lammermoor; Dorvil La Scala di Seta; Paolino Il Matrimonio Segreto Zurich Opera Don Ramiro La Cenerentola Opera North; Oper Stuttgart Belfiore Il viaggio a Reims Pesaro Rossini Festival Alberto Zedda Rossini Mosè in Egitto Bregenzer Festspiele (Osiride) and Oper Köln (Aronne). Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio Les Contes dHoffmann Dutch National Opera |