The Friends of Covent Garden

Enjoy increased access to The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera through the wide range of benefits offered to the Friends of Covent Garden.

Travel for the Arts 

Travel for the Arts 

Escorted Tours and Holidays for lovers of Opera and Classical Music

  • Friend

    Join GBP 79.00

    All Friends receive:

    • Advance information sent four times a year contained in About the House, the magazine of The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera
    • Priority booking for all performances and events offered online and by telephone
    • Special Friends events and the opportunity to apply for tickets to some open rehearsals
    • Personalised Membership card
    • Use of a specialised travel agent
    • Occasional discounts and offers

  • Joint Friends

    Join GBP 140.00

    All the benefits of the Friends with the possibility to apply for two rehearsal tickets. You will receive one copy of each Friends mailing and one membership card.

  • Supporting Friend

    Join GBP 330.00
    Additional priority booking ahead of the Friends, offered online and by telephone, plus invitation to attend our Season preview talk and a personal acknowledgement on the Royal Opera House website.

  • Premium 1 Friend

    Join GBP 885.00

    This membership level provides enhanced priority booking online, by telephone, and by post for all performances and events. We offer two levels of Premium Membership: these entitle you to apply for two tickets per performance (Premium 2) or two tickets per production (Premium 1).

    As a Premium Friend you will receive all of the above benefits together with an invitation to the annual season preview and an additional special event.

  • Premium 2 Friend

    Join GBP 1680.00

    This membership level provides enhanced priority booking. We offer two levels of Premium Membership: these entitle you to apply for two tickets per performance (Premium 2) or two tickets per production (Premium 1).

    As a Premium Friend you will receive all of the above benefits together with an invitation to the annual season preview and an additional special event.

Need more information?

Please call +44 (0)20 7212 9268 between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm Monday to Friday, or email our Friends' Membership Office today.


Friends of Covent Garden

See a list of our current Premium and Supporting Friends.

Gift Membership

You can buy any of the Friends membership levels as a gift.

It is an ideal present for any opera or ballet lover, whether a regular Royal Opera House patron, someone who has been once and loved it, or someone who is yet to have the Covent Garden experience.

Simply select the level of membership you require from the Friends page and you will be able to fill in the gift details on the following page.

Getting More Involved

If you would like to upgrade your level of Friends membership, please call +44 (0)20 7212 9268 between 9.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday, or email friends@roh.org.uk

If you are already a Premium 2 Friend, or would like to get even more involved, you may like to consider:

• Becoming a Patron of Covent Garden.


• Making a bequest to the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.


• Choosing one of our higher levels of individual support.