Philanthropists and Sponsors
The Royal Opera House wants to open up the world of ballet and opera to many more people. Thanks to the exceptional generosity and commitment of Arts Council England, individual philanthropists, Patrons, Friends, trusts and foundations, legacies and companies we can create thrilling performances that transport you and audiences across the globe to new worlds.
The Royal Ballet and Opera Principals
- Julia Rausing Trust
Principal Partner, The Royal Opera
- Rolex
Season Principals
- The Clore Duffield Foundation
- Aline Foriel-Destezet
- Alex and Elena Gerko
- Aud Jebsen
- The Linbury Trust
- Oak Foundation
- Bob and Tamar Manoukian
- The Mohn Westlake Foundation
- Mr John Tierney
- Mr Stefan Sten Olsson and Mr John Tierney
- Garfield Weston Foundation
Chairman’s Circle
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- The Bunting Family
- Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE
- Ricki Gail and Robert Conway
- Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
- Sir Simon and Lady Robey
- Dame Tina Taylor DBE and The Taylor Family Foundation
Ambassadors
- The BAND Trust
- Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
- Dunard Fund
- Paul Hamlyn Education Fund
- The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation
- The Foyle Foundation
- Thompson Family Charitable Trust
- Kenneth and Susan Green
- Van Cleef & Arpels
Director’s Circle
- Lady Ashcroft
- Christopher and Cynthia Bake
- Tim Ashley and John Booth
- Mrs Alfiya Askar Abulkhair and Timur Kuanyshev
- Timur Kuanyshev
- Mikhail Bakhtiarov
- Mercedes T. Bass
- Georgie Black
- Boodles
- John and Susan Burns OBE
- Cockayne
- The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation
- Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
- David Fransen
- Philipp Freise
- Sandra and Anthony Gutman
- Charles and Kaaren Hale
- The Helen Hamlyn Trust
- Charles Holloway OBE
- Alan and Caroline Howard
- Huo Family Foundation
- The John Browne Charitable Trust
- Mrs Philip Kan
- Doug and Ceri King
- The London Community Foundation
- Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier
- Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber
- The Eranda Rothschild Foundation
- Jessica de Rothschild
- The Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund
- Kim Samuel
- Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson
- The Wolfson Foundation
- Yleana Arce Foundation
- Anonymous (2)
Principal Benefactors
- Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
- The Derek Butler Trust
- Coutts & Co
- Crevan O'Grady and Jane McClenahan
- Dr Michael Engel
- Don Quixote Foundation
- Francesca Storey-Harris In memory of Judy Harris
- Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
- Marina Hobson OBE and The Hobson Charity
- The Kirsh Foundation
- Lord and Lady Laidlaw
- Rothschild Foundation
- Simon and Meg Freakley
- John McGinn and Cary Davis
- The Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Trust
- The Portal Trust
- John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer
- Veuve Clicquot
- Vogue World Fund
- Anonymous donors (2)
Benefactors
- American Express Services Europe Ltd
- Mr and Mrs Edward Atkin CBE
- Richard Baker
- Louise Baring and Eric Franck
- Mr and Mrs Baha Bassatne
- Pat and Dirk Bister
- Celia Blakey
- Ingemo and Karl Otto Bonnier
- The Candide Trust
- Jonathan Caplan
- Max and Nicole Cartellieri
- Peggy Czyzak Dannenbaum
- Ms Shawn M Donnelley and Professor Christopher M Kelley
- Eggardon Trust
- Jay Franke and David Herro
- The Goldhammer Foundation
- GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation
- Richard Hayden
- Malcolm Herring
- Malcolm and Rosalind Gammie
- Simon and Tracey Holden
- Lady Joan Jarvis CBE
- Mr and Mrs Christopher W.T. Johnston
- The Karin Brass Memorial Fund
- Kristina Kloberdanz
- Athena P S Ko
- Alan G. Levin
- Stephen and Dina Lucas
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- The Estate of Mrs Gertrude Mary Looi
- Beth Madison
- The Sargent Charitable Trust
- Peter Simon
- Susan and John Singer
- Christopher and Sarah Smith
- Ina De and James Spicer
- John Sunderland and George Shishkovsky
- George Shishkovsky
- Mrs Trevor Swete
- Maureen Wheeler
- Anonymous (1)
Principal Supporters
- Ian and Helen Andrews
- Greg Bethel
- The Boltini Trust
- Sally and Simon Borrows
- Lorna and Christopher Bown
- Cecilia and Stuart Boyd
- Katie Bradford
- Lady Buchanan
- Mr Paul Burbidge
- Sue Butcher
- Mrs Carolyn Calcutt
- Cazenove Capital
- Chacott
- CHK Foundation
- The John S Cohen Foundation
- The Colwinston Charitable Trust
- The Peter Cruddas Foundation
- Culture Ireland
- Mathias Döpfner
- Gracia and Jake Donavan
- Ailsa and Jonathan Feroze
- Graham S Fletcher
- Nicky Fletcher
- Frederick Ashton Foundation
- The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
- The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust
- Andrea Gawn
- Nicholas and Sylvia Gee
- Whitney Gore and Pierre Chaboussant
- Joan Granlund
- Rosie Hayes
- Georgia Hayley
- The Headley Trust
- Katrin and Christoph Henkel
- Martin and Jane Houston
- Isobar Compression Garments
- The JP Jacobs Charitable Trust
- Clare Jakeman
- The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation
- Alan and Christine Jay
- Christopher Jonas CBE and Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas DBE
- Christopher Jones
- Yuanbo Liu
- David and Clare Kershaw
- The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation (UK)
- Dame Zarine Kharas DBE
- Mrs Latifa Kosta
- Ida Levine
- Dr and Mrs Peter James Linden - Faith Golding Foundation
- The Margulies Family
- Isabelle and Adrian Mee
- Amanda and David Milne KC
- The Michael & Morven Heller Charitable Foundation
- Odile and Marc Mourre
- NRBY Clothing
- Orinoco Foundation
- Hamish Parker
- Sir Antonio and Lady Pappano
- Marian and Gordon Pell
- Nicholas and Suzanne Peters
- The Porter Foundation UK
- Professor Paul Cartledge and Judith Portrait OBE
- Quintessentially
- The Radcliffe Trust
- Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation
- Joanna and Michael Richards
- Paul Ridout
- Kristina Rogge
- Royal Academy Of Dance
- Abigail Sargent
- Benoît and Catherine Savoret
- David and Jane Shalders
- Louise Sheaves
- John and Mariavittoria Slamecka
- Lady Slynn of Hadley
- Rachael Stearns
- The Steele Charitable Trust
- Stuart and Jill Steele
- Fiona and Simon Thomas
- The Thistle Trust
- TIOC Foundation
- Eric Tomsett
- The Constance Travis Charitable Trust
- Stephanie Tyrer
- Adrienne Waterfield
- Derek and Sheila Watson
- Urs and Gayla Weber
- Simon and Glenda Weil
- Danny and Lillian Wyler
- Anonymous (2)
Supporters
- Spindrift Al Swaidi
- Peter Allen & Alexandra Stuart
- Amar-Franses and Foster- Jenkins Trust
- The Anson Charitable Trust
- The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust
- Banham Charitable Foundation
- Brendan Barns
- Geoff and Judith Batchelar
- Mrs Andrea Medeiros Castro
- Evan Breibart and Claudia Restis
- CMi
- Rosemary and Simon Cock
- Matt and Pia Cohler
- Kirsty Cooper
- Anne-Marie Craven
- Diaphonique
- Essex Youth Trust
- Louise Fluker
- Francesca Fremantle
- Gini Gabbertas
- Howard Gatiss
- Frank Gelardin
- Charles Glanville and James Hogan
- The Gordon Foundation
- Karen Green
- Sherry and Michael Guthrie
- Guy and Julia Hands
- Harold William Sanderson Art in Industry Fund
- Rick and Janeen Haythornthwaite
- Jane Hemstritch AO
- Marlies Hensel
- Hannah Hulton and Georgina Robbins
- The Idlewild Trust
- International Music and Art Foundation
- Christine Jay
- Claire Jeffs
- The Joseph Ettedgui Charitable Foundation
- The Kirby Laing Foundation
- George Kingston
- Dr Gwen Lewis and Dr Jonathan Holliday
- Alan McLean
- Dr Claire McShane
- Sylvia Mills
- Sabrina von Moos and Massimiliano Ruggieri
- The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Trust
- Anne Mowatt
- Harry and Leda Nelis
- The Mark Nickerson Charitable Settlement
- Astrid and Ulf Pagenkopf
- Cressida Pollock and Daniel Luhde-Thompson
- Carolyn and Michael Portillo
- La Prairie
- Alexis and Frances Prenn
- PRS for Music Foundation
- The Regatta Foundation
- Jamie Ritblat
- Sir John Ritblat and Lady Ritblat OBE
- Bonnie Robinson
- Sarah Robson
- Gisbert Ruehl
- Christian and Béatrice Schlumberger
- Nick and Barbara Scholes
- John and Tita Shakeshaft
- Christian and Jennifer Stahl
- Mary Stassinopoulos
- Malcolm Strong
- Jennifer Taylor MBE
- Elsbeth and Rijnhard van Tets
- Priscilla Tillman
- Malcolm and Alison Thwaites
- Professor Michael Trimble
- The Woodward Charitable Trust
- The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers Charity
- Anna and Paul White MBE
- Amalaswintha Wolfsdorf
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- Anonymous (6)
Royal Ballet and Opera Young Philanthropists
- Mr and Mrs Erik Berggren
- Mrs Keeli Brantl
- Elly Brindle
- Xiaomeng 'Cherry' Cheng
- Sophie Dickson
- Rosie Fetherstonhaugh
- Claire Fitzpatrick
- Umberto Hassan
- Yuanbo Liu
- Sasha Macquaker
- Ana Carolina M. Freitas
- Daniel Madison Floyd III
- Ulf Pagenkopf
- Isabelle Pratt
- Samuel and Nicholas Ritchie
- Chauncey Robinson
- Ana Doria Sarbu
- Charlotte Sutherell
- Liuda Vaus
- Emma Wardle
- Anonymous (3)
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CAPITAL APPEAL
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE Chairman
The Royal Opera House remains extremely grateful for the substantial support that was given to the Capital Appeal through the unique partnership between public and private sources: Arts Council England with National Lottery funds, The Floral Trust, The Linbury Trust, The Clore Foundation and The Vivien Duffield Foundation. The Royal Opera House is also grateful to the many thousands of others for their donations, which together enabled this new building in 1999.
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
The Royal Opera House’s aim is for many more people to enjoy and engage in exceptional ballet and opera. Every donation you make plays an essential role in creating the art, artists, performance, learning and sharing that make the Royal Opera House what it is today. The Royal Opera House (registered charity – no 211775) acknowledges with gratitude the generosity and commitment of individuals, foundations and companies who, since our re-opening in 1999, have made an exceptional contribution to our work, in and beyond this building, especially the following: GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation, Lady Ashcroft, Dianne and Michael Bienes, Celia Blakey, Peter Borender, The Bunting Family, The Derek Butler Trust, The Clore Duffield Foundation, Coutts & Co., The Peter Cruddas Foundation, The Dalriada Trust, The Danish Research Foundation, Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis, Dr Genevieve and Mr Peter Davies, Deloitte, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Dunard Fund, The Paul Ferguson Memorial Fund, Aline Foriel-Destezet, Hamish and Sophie Forsyth, Garfield Weston Foundation, Alex and Elena Gerko, Roselle Godeaux, Sir Donald Gordon, Kenneth and Susan Green, Baron and Baroness de Gunzburg, The Helen Hamlyn Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Ronald and Marina Hobson, Charles Holloway OBE, Alan and Caroline Howard, Aud Jebsen, Mrs Philip Kan, Doug and Ceri King, Frances Kirsh, Mrs Alfiya Askar Abulkhair and Timur Kuanyshev, Lord and Lady Laidlaw of Rothiemay, The Linbury Trust, Tamar and Bob Manoukian, Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier, Dame Marit Mohn DBE, The Mohn Westlake Foundation,The Monument Trust, Oak Foundation, Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE, Mr Stefan Sten Olsson, Julia and Hans Rausing, Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber, Sir Simon and Lady Robertson, Sir Simon and Lady Robey, The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, Rolex, Edmond J. Safra Foundation, Mrs Lily Safra, The Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund, Ian and Dame Tina Taylor DBE, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson and Van Cleef & Arpels. We would also like to thank those who have made an exceptional contribution and wish to remain anonymous.
GIFTS IN WILLS AND PHILANTHROPY TO THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ENDOWMENT FUND
Every gift helps us to create and stage new works, revive heritage favourites and nurture future generations of talented performers and craftspeople.
PATRONS OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
The Royal Opera House is extremely grateful for the generous and loyal support of the Patrons of the Royal Opera House. Patron membership offers individuals and companies the highest level of priority to the best seats and all dining facilities, and the maximum flexibility and convenience via an exceptional personal service. For more information please telephone +44 (0)20 7212 9269 or email patronsofcoventgarden@roh.org.uk.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Since 1969, the American Friends of Covent Garden have supported the work of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, including productions, education activities and tours around the world, fostering goodwill between the USA and UK.
FRIENDS OF COVENT GARDEN
Since their founding in 1962 as the Friends of Covent Garden, our Friends have shown exceptional generosity and loyalty in their ongoing philanthropic support of the Royal Opera House. We wish to thank especially our Premium and Supporting Friends.
The Royal Opera House also thanks the many donors not listed who support its work.
Last updated on 9 December 2023
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)