Support ETO
Become an ETO Supporter
We need your help.
ETO is only able to achieve what it does each year through the generosity of its supporters. We need your support now more than ever to continue bringing top-quality opera and innovative education outreach work to audiences throughout the UK.
We reach 40,000 people of all ages and abilities every year with our performances and workshops. We really want to continue to build on this and, with membership starting at just £25, you can help.
Become a member today and be part of one of the most exciting opera companies in the country. Thank you!
How do I become a member?
First, please look at the ETO Membership Benefits and decide at what level you would like to support. If you would like to become a member now, simply follow this link to make a donation:
More information
Click here to learn more about English Touring Opera Membership, or contact:
David Burgess, 0207 833 2555 / david.burgess@englishtouringopera.org.uk
Current Supporters
English Touring Opera would like to thank the following supporters, whose generosity enables us sustain and develop the varied programme of performances and education work that we put on throughout the UK each year.
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Mr & Mrs Joseph Karaviotis, London
Tim & Christine Ingram, London
Lucy Wylde, West Sussex
BENEFACTORS
Drs Amanda Adler & Brian Shine, Fowlmere
Mr Christopher Ball
Timothy & Christina Benn
Miss Rosemary Burns, Stoke-sub-Hamdon
Claire & Al Denholm, London
Mrs Joanna Dickson Leach, Acton Turville
David & Patricia Elliott, Wenhaston
Mr Andrew Fletcher, Bath
Miss Louise Fluker, London
John & Elizabeth Forrest, Dorchester
Mrs Joscelyn Fox, London
Mrs Jennifer Helfrecht, London
Mr Andrew Higgins & David Thompson, London
Mr & Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers, Dorset
Edward V Scott, Tunbridge Wells
Sally Walton, London
Eric & Rowena Winkler, London
PATRONS
Dr Catherine Alexander, Stratford-upon-Avon
Vivien Arscott, Ledbury
Mr & Mrs P Balcombe, London
Mr Stanley Brodie, London
Simon & Jenny Brown, London
Mr Lawrence Carlisle, Lytham St Annes
David Chandler, Kyoto
Linda Christmas, London
Ms M Clark, Bath
Mrs Shimona Cowan, London
Mr & Mrs John Dallas, London
Christine Douse & Peter Stevens, London
Mr & Mrs Peter English, London
Mr & Mrs Nick J Forman Hardy, Bingham
Peter Gerrard, Saffron Walden
Sir Thomas & Lady Harris, London
Mark & Sarah Holford, London
Professor S Huck & Dr H Harmgart, London
Dr Peter Hughes, Sheffield
Joyce Hytner OBE, London
David John, Wymondham
Dr Gareth Jones, Ipswich
George Law, London
Robin Leggate, Suffolk
Sir Sydney & Lady Lipworth, London
Dame Felicity Lott, Seaford
The Hon. Richard Lyttelton, London
Stuart & Bev McAlpine
Mr Charles McGregor, London
Dr Natalie Mears, Durham
Mrs F. L. M. Morris, Hutton, North Somerset
Mr Harry Moss, London
Joanna Moss, London
Mr & Mrs Michael Mundy, Oakhill
Dame Ann Murray, Surrey
John Nickson & Simon Rew, London
Mr Paul Olney, Kings Langley
Mr Jaspal Pachu, London
John Powell, Lifton
John Ransom, Kingston Upon Thames
Mr & Mrs Norman Robbins, Tiverton
Sarah & Geoff Roberts, Camberley
Lady Solti, London
Ian & Janet Sutherland, Saffron Walden
Mr & Mrs John Tattersall, London
Mr & Mrs David Wilson, Leamington Spa
Stephen Wright, London
Sam Younger, London
and 4 anonymous Patrons
ETO YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMME
Mr Christopher Ball
The Richard Carne Trust
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS: please click here
More information
English Touring Opera travels an amazing 4,400 kilometres each year (roughly one tenth of the circumference of the globe!) to bring top-quality opera to regional audiences around the UK.
The company reaches around 40,000 people per year via its touring programme of fully-staged opera and innovative education outreach work. For some of our audiences ETO’s visit might be the only opportunity that they get the chance to experience professional opera in their local area.
Although we are one of Arts Council England’s regularly-funded organisations we have an annual fundraising target of just under £500,000.
Your support can help us to meet some of the enormous costs faced by the company each year.
£1.5 million – the total spent by ETO each year on its performances
£215,000 – the amount spent on accommodation and meals for singers and players each year
£70,000 – the amount ETO spends per year on costumes
£12,000 – the cost of the 456 music scores used the each year by more than 150 singers and players
£1,000 – the cost of just 12 minutes of an ETO performance
We can only continue to achieve all that we do thanks to the involvement and enthusiasm of our supporters. Without this help our work would not be possible.
There are many ways to support English Touring Opera:
If you would like to find out how you can support English Touring Opera please contact
David Burgess on 020 7833 2555 or david.burgess@englishtouringopera.org.uk