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CHARITY FUNDRAISING

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CHARITY FUNDRAISING

Opera is an inspired charity fundraising idea

As charity fundraising ideas go, opera should be high on your list. London Festival Opera has a significant artistic reputation and many charities have engaged us to create a special event to attract both sponsorship and raise funds from ticket sales. LFO has appeared at many prestigious events and has significant marketing material to assist in promoting a charity fundraising event. We can help make your charity fundraising event achieve its goals.

Here’s how it works – you may choose to present a highlight performance in costume from an opera such as ‘Carmen’, ‘Madame Butterfly’, ‘The Magic Flute’ or ‘La Traviata’. Alternatively, if your event is centred around a dinner, we can present a ‘cabaret’ style performance dovetailing the courses of the meal with stunning music. There are many options to choose from and we would be delighted to put together a programme which will perfectly complement and enhance your fundraising event.

Our opera singers can appear in glamorous modern dress or beautiful period evening dress to create an added visual impact, which works particularly well in an historic setting. Accompaniment can be solo piano, an instrumental ensemble, full orchestra or recorded orchestral backing tracks.

Opera is about passion and drama, but there are also many lighter moments: Carmen can serenade the guest of honour and give them flowers as she does in the celebrated ‘Habanera’ and Figaro, ‘The Barber of Seville’ and interact with the audience in his famous aria.

A ‘Surprise Start’ where the singers appear to be waiters or fellow guests, who burst into song to the amazement of the audience can be a perfect start to a charity fundraising event. Please see our page on ‘Singing Waiters’ for more details.

You can reach us via email enquiries@londonfestivalopera.co.uk or you can call Philip on +44 (0)2027 223 5456 or 07802 183847

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Client Testimonials

London Festival Opera has presented performances for many charities in the UK and overseas including: The Animal Health Trust; The British Red Cross; The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award; Mencap; Tommy’s Campaign; Tusk; Cancer Research; The Blue Cross; English Heritage; Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery; The Arthritis Research Campaign; Sue Ryder Homes; The National Society for Epilepsy; Barnados; Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund; Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Concert and Hedge Funds Care UK.

“I have been directed by His Excellency the President to write to you to congratulate you and all your artists for the wonderful and zestful performance of ‘Cosi fan Tutte’ at the Palace. Everybody enjoyed the evening and moreover understood Mozart’s genius in a better way. You managed to pass on to the audience your joy in interpreting such music and delivering the lines of Da Ponte’s beautiful Italian.”

Personal Secretary to The President of Malta

“The opera evening for Mencap was really wonderful; you compiled an excellent programme, and everyone performed with such joy that the audience was quite captivated”

Dame Norma Major

“Thank you so much for yet another wonderful performance and for all your help in getting the event exactly right. Our sponsors were absolutely delighted with the whole evening and of course the Palace itself is the perfect place for entertaining guests.”

Events Manager, Tommy’s Campaign

“Your artists were superb – professional and inspirational. They arrived when asked and their departure was so discreet that I missed them completely! The beauty of their entire performance was breath-taking.”

A Private Individual following a Fund-Raising Ball

“His Royal Highness thought that the musical entertainment was particularly excellent and has asked me to say that he thoroughly enjoyed the whole occasion.”

Private Secretary to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh

“A huge thank you for your wonderful contribution to the ‘Venetian Carnival’ at the Mansion House. We have received some fantastic comments about the evening and much of that was due to the quality performances of your singers and musicians. People were genuinely impressed – and apart from everything else – I adored it!”

Carole Blackshaw, former Lady Mayoress of London