Goitsemang Lehobye

Goitsemang Lehobye was born in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa and first heard opera performed during a television broadcast. After finishing school she followed her dream by joining the Black Tie Ensemble's “Incubator” Scheme where she began learning the tools of the trade of being an opera singer. She worked her way from chorus to a company member, till she decided to follow her studies to be a well rounded musician.Goitsemang won a scholarship to study singing with Hanna van Niekerk and Prof Kamal Khan at the University of Cape Town’s College of Music. Productions include La Boheme, Postcards from Morocco, Don Giovanni and most recently Violetta in the joint UCT/Cape Town Opera production of La Traviata to great acclaim. She was invited as soloist in opera galas featuring Johan Botha and Neil