A member of the ensemble at Staatsoper Unter den Linden since the 2020/21 season, Maqungo has performed a wide range of repertoire including Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Jaquino (Fidelio), Froh (Das Rheingold), and Henry Morosus (Die schweigsame Frau) in a new production conducted by Music Director Christian Thielemann’s; and made his debut as Belmonte in a new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, directed by Andrea Moses and conducted by Thomas Guggeis.

His growing international career includes a house debut at Teatro alla Scala as Froh in David McVicar’s new staging of Das Rheingold, and the title role in Mitridate, re di Ponto at Teatro Real, conducted by Ivor Bolton in a production by Claus Guth. In concert, Maqungo has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with both the Orchestre de Paris under Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Lahav Shani, and has made recent debuts including with the Munich Philharmonic under Riccardo Minasi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Nathalie Stutzman, and Strasbourg Philharmonic under Aziz Shokhakimov, in repertoire spanning Beethoven, Mozart, and Puccini.

His discography includes a standout performance as Pong in Puccini’s Turandot, released by Warner Classics and conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano—a recording nominated for a 2023 International Opera Award.