The Lady in Red Opera was founded in 2015 with the goal of providing a platform for and exposing up-and-coming opera artists from the University of Cape Town School of Music. We also intended to introduce opera to black professionals, as the genre is not well-known in the black community. Miss Siphokazi Molteno and Mr Thando Mjandana were the first Opera students to perform. Siphokazi Molteno went on to win the GinetteTheano Prize for the most promising talent at the Glyndebourne Opera Cup finals in 2020.
She later relocated to the US where she is currently employed as a professional Opera artist. Mr Thando Mjandana also relocated to the UK where he is currently employed as a professional Opera tenor artist.
Our attendance used to exceed the 150-person capacity of the venue, so after two years of success, we modified the event type from auditorium to gala dinner, necessitating the shift to the Century City Convention Centre.
Sanlam Life Ltd, Mergence Investment Managers, and Carducci have been our sponsors since the event’s start.
The event also raises mental health awareness among our guests. We want to de-stigmatize the illness so that individuals may openly discuss it and get care. This is not just a problem for the elderly.
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Sanlam Life Ltd, Mergence Investment Managers, and Carducci have been our sponsors since the event’s start.
The event also raises mental health awareness among our guests. We want to de-stigmatize the illness so that individuals may openly discuss it and get care. This is not just a problem for the elderly. It also affects the youth.
The following is the program’s format:
❖ Red carpet hosting: guests
exhibiting fashion and conducting
interviews
❖ Business to Business networking
❖ Gala dinner
❖ Opera concert
CSI PROGRAM WE HAVE
Under the direction of Professor Ajayi from UWC, we mentor and instruct grade 10 to 12 students in the townships in collaboration with Amaqhawe ngemfundo NGO. We also host annual career advising seminars and invite the top 10 grade 12 students to attend as a way of exposing them to and meeting their role models in their chosen field of study.
Sponsorship Layers
BENEFITS
❖ Banner at the venue entrance, visible to all our guests
❖ Company logo on our screens inside the venue
❖ Company logo on all our marketing material.
❖ Event named after your business name
❖ 15 minutes talk about your business
❖ Four 10-seater tables for your guests
❖ SABC interview
BENEFITS
❖ Banner at the venue entrance, visible to all our guests
❖ Company logo on screen during Opera performance as background
❖ Company logo on all our marketing material.
❖ Three 10-seater tables for your guest
❖ Company advertisement playing during dinner
❖ 5 minutes talk about your business
BENEFITS
❖ Banner inside and outside the venue
❖ Company logo on all our marketing material.
❖ Two 10-seater tables for your guest
❖ Company advertisement playing
during dinner
BENEFITS
❖ Banner inside and outside the venue
❖ Company logo on all our marketing material.
❖ One 10-seater table for your guest
BENEFITS
❖ One 10-seater table
❖ Your business mentioned as one of
the sponsors by the MC
