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.

Season Patrons
  • Mrs Alfiya Askar Abulkhair 
  • In memory of Lily Safra from Adriana and Lily 
  • Berkeley Psychiatrists 
  • Lady Gavron 
  • Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE 
  • Rolex 
  • Rothschild and Co 
  • Van Cleef & Arpels 
  • Sir Brian Williamson, CBE and Mrs Caroline Hoare 
  • Anonymous (3) 
First Night Patrons
  • DMGT plc
  • Dr Genevieve and Mr Peter Davies
  • Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
  • The Dow Clewer Foundation
  • Charles Holloway
  • Anonymous (2)
CORPORATES
  • Aimwell Charitable Trust
  • The Anson Charitable Trust
  • The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust
  • Arup Group Ltd
  • Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
  • The Candide Trust
  • Lord and Lady Chadlington
  • Cockayne
  • De Beers Jewellers
  • Don Quixote Foundation
  • Estates and Agency Group
  • Firmdale Hotel PLC
  • Estates and Agency Group
  • Global Mentors Group
  • Hanover Acceptances Ltd
  • Kenneth and Susan Green
  • The Landau Foundation
  • Hamish Leng and Company Ltd
  • Longcliffe Calcium Carbonates
  • The Marguiles Family
  • Kiki McDonough
  • Mitsui and Co Europe plc
  • Orion Capital Managers
  • The Rubin Foundation
  • Sacher Family Charitable Trusts
  • The Sickle Foundation
  • Didier Tandy
  • Ten Lifestyle Group plc
  • Mrs Melanie Vere Nicoll
  • Watford AFC
  • Waverton Investment Management
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
  • The Garfield Weston Foundation
  • Anonymous donors (6)
Individuals
  • Aubrey Adams, OBE
  • Bill Ainsworth
  • Spindrift Al Swaidi
  • Frances Alderson
  • Charles Alexander & Kasia Starega
  • Juha and Phi Anjala
  • Sir Martyn & Lady Arbib
  • Mrs Nancy Austin
  • Richard Baker
  • The Kamini and Vindi Banga Family Trust
  • Torunn and David Banks
  • Richard & Emma Barkey
  • Professor Yasminah Beebeejaun
  • Mrs Christina Benn
  • Sam and Rosie Berwick
  • Nicholas Berwin
  • The Hon Anna Birkett
  • Janice and David Blackburn
  • Ingemo and Karl Otto Bonnier
  • Mrs John Boyden
  • Jack Boyer OBE and Isabel Boyer
  • Mrs Sheila Gay Bradley
  • Stephen and Julie Brenninkmeijer
  • The Breteau Foundation
  • Mr and Mrs James Brice
  • Mrs Rosamond Brown
  • Mrs Victoria Bruhn
  • Mrs Myrna Bustani
  • Sue Butcher
  • Clive Butler
  • Michael and Jill Carpenter
  • Jim Carroll and Dycella Cummings-Palmer
  • Mrs Ronda Cassidy
  • XiaoMeng Cheng
  • John and June Chichester
  • Sir Trevor and Lady Susan Chinn
  • Christopher Chong and David Crickmore
  • Sir David and Lady Clementi
  • Mrs Niki Maxine Cole
  • Mr and Mrs Paul Collins
  • Leigh & Helena Collins
  • Carole Conrad
  • Richard and Janet Cooper
  • Ann Copsey
  • Nicholas and Kate Coulson
  • Deborah Cowles
  • Michael and Angela Cronk
  • Dr Ian Jones and Ms Virginia Crum-Jones
  • Justin D'Agostino
  • Geoffrey and Caroline de Jager
  • Noel De Keyzer
  • Tony Dean
  • Polly Devlin OBE
  • Ms Shawn M Donnelley and Professor Christopher M Kelly
  • Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE
  • Miss Anne Drakeford and Professor Richard Leigh
  • Kate Dugdale
  • Robyn Durie
  • Peter and Annette Ellis
  • Peter and Fiona Espenhahn
  • Cristina Teychenne and Malcolm Fallen
  • Nicholas and Jane Ferguson
  • Mrs Susan Finch
  • Susan and Steven Fisher
  • Christabel Flannery and Cosette Flannery Farren
  • Duncan and Jayne Ford
  • Jane Formby MBE
  • Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
  • Peter and Judith Foy
  • Sarah Fransen
  • Paul Friedman and Diane Manley
  • Federico & Andrea Fruhbeck
  • Emily and Horacio Furman
  • Galvin Bracken Foundation
  • Mr and Mrs Gonzalo and Maria Garcia
  • Alex and Elena Gerko
  • Mr and Mrs L Giacomotto
  • Dr Julio Grau
  • Odile Griffith and John Connolly
  • Nigel Grimshaw
  • Jacques and Michele Gunsbourg
  • Sherry and Mike Guthrie
  • Charles and Kaaren Hale
  • Dr Brian Harding
  • Michael and Barbara Haringman
  • Charles Haswell
  • Lynda and Albert Hay
  • Rick and Janeen Haythornthwaite
  • Malcolm Herring
  • Suzy Hester
  • Lady Heywood (Suzanne)
  • Dr James Hill
  • Marina Hobson OBE
  • Marie and Oliver Holcroft
  • Simon and Tracey Holden
  • Christopher Holder
  • The Houston Family
  • Alan and Caroline Howard
  • Philip Hughes
  • Janet Hurton
  • Harry Hyman and Melanie Mead
  • Mr S G Ivermee
  • Mr and Mrs Philippe Jabre
  • Roderick and Elizabeth Jack
  • Raymonde Jay and Kathrine Palmer
  • Aud Jebsen
  • Sarah and Jonathan Jempson
  • The Kalbassi Family Foundation
  • Lord Kalms and Lady Kalms MBE
  • Joyce Kan
  • Kanafani, Telal & Lina
  • Ralph and Yolande Kanza
  • Dr Costas and Dr Evi Kaplanis
  • S Karageorgis Family
  • Julian and Julie Keanie
  • Charles and Pippa Lewington
  • Mrs Carol Anne Kennedy
  • Shaun Kenny
  • David and Clare Kershaw
  • Neil King
  • Doug and Ceri King
  • N.G.A. King KC
  • Maryline and Flavien Kulawik
  • Jane and Peter Leaver
  • Jim and Carole Leng
  • Colette Levy
  • Professor Sue Lightman
  • Ruth and Stuart Lipton
  • Sir Frank Lowe
  • Chris and Jane Lucas
  • Mrs Jean Maby
  • Sir John and Lady Mactaggart
  • Frederic Marguerre
  • Mrs Judy Marsh
  • McBain Family Foundation
  • Dr Robert McHenry and Professor Sally Lloyd-Bostock
  • Suling Mead
  • Isabelle and Adrian Mee
  • Martha Mehta
  • Elizabeth Mellows
  • David and Jane Metter
  • Dr L Mikheev and N Mikheev
  • Nancy Miller and Glen Ireland
  • Francis and Marie-France Minkoff
  • Dame Marit Mohn DBE
  • Mr Enrico Monfrini
  • Stephen Moss CBE and Joy Moss MBE
  • Odile and Marc Mourre
  • JS Murdoch
  • Mr & Mrs Charles H Murphy III
  • Anthony Newman
  • Mr Barry and Baroness Noakes
  • Lord Offord of Garvel
  • Liz and Paul O'Hanlon
  • Mrs Simon Oliver
  • Terry and Valerie Osborne
  • Tina and Gordon Owen CBE
  • Hamish Parker
  • Francisco Peña and Ksenia Sedova
  • Fondation PETERS
  • Nicholas and Suzanne Peters
  • The Lord and Lady Phillimore
  • Diana and David Pilling
  • Graham Pimlott
  • Lady Pitman
  • Andrew Pitt
  • Mr and Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers
  • Madeleine and Timothy Plaut
  • Vanessa and Vincent Ponsonaillle
  • Gabriela and David Porges
  • Mrs Heather Porter
  • Miss Judith Portrait OBE
  • Basil and Maria Postan
  • Dr and Mrs Theophilos Priovolos
  • Melinda and Donald Quintin
  • Simon Rainey KC
  • The Rayne Trust
  • Mrs Sally Rees
  • Janine Rensch
  • Martine and Guy Reyniers
  • The Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation
  • Victoria K and Stewart M Robertson
  • Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
  • Sarah Robson
  • Myrto and Christian Rochat
  • Kristina Rogge
  • Anne and John Roques
  • Ian Rosenblatt OBE
  • Ginny and Richard Salter
  • Sir Anthony and Lady Salz
  • Bryan and Sirkka Sanderson
  • Sir Hector and Lady Sants
  • C M and Charlotte Schönberg
  • Robert and Mary Serafin
  • Baroness Shackleton and Mr Ian Shackleton
  • Mr Jake Shafran and Mrs Hélène Marie Shafran
  • John and Tita Shakeshaft
  • Louise Sheaves
  • The Lady Slynn of Hadley
  • Mr Michael Smith
  • Kay and David Smith CBE
  • Richard and Louise Smith
  • Tim & Lynda Smith
  • Christopher and Sarah Smith
  • Mrs Lynne Smitham
  • Lorraine Spencer
  • Patricia Spero
  • Mr N.J Squibb and Dr L Mansfield
  • Fiona P Squire
  • Lady Henrietta St George
  • Christian and Jennifer Stahl
  • Christopher and Juliet Stainforth
  • Rachael Stearns
  • Stuart and Jill Steele
  • Lord and Lady Stirrup
  • Tim and Joanne Stone
  • Janis Susskind OBE
  • Joan Jarvis and Mrs Trevor Swete
  • Dame Tina Taylor DBE
  • Bernard and Sarah Taylor
  • Allen Thomas and Jane Simpson
  • Fiona and Simon Thomas
  • David Thomas LVO CBE and Ursula Thomas
  • Alison and Malcolm Thwaites
  • Laura Tomlinson
  • Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson
  • Eric Tomsett
  • Professor Michael Trimble
  • Graham and Margery Turner
  • Evren Ucok
  • Kathryn Uhde
  • Jane van Ammel
  • Elsbeth and Rijnhard van Tets
  • Mrs Heather van Wijk
  • Ms Elizabeth Vega OBE 
  • Gerard Versteegh and Claudio Rocha
  • Charlotte and Simon Warshaw
  • Adrienne Waterfield
  • Mr Garry Watts
  • Sir William and Lady Wells
  • Jacqueline West
  • Anna and Paul White
  • Anthony and Rachel Williams
  • Sir Robert and Lady Wilson
  • Felix and Irene Winckler
  • Iain and Pat Woods
  • Danny and Lillan Wyler
  • Chizuko Yashiro
  • Professor Stephen and Mrs Sybille Young
  • Jean-David Zorbibe
  • Anonymous (65)
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, BP, 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, Dr Genevieve and Mr Peter Davies, Deloitte, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman, Dunard Fund, The Paul Ferguson Memorial Fund, Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet, Hamish and Sophie Forsyth, Garfield Weston Foundation, 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, 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, Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier, Tamar and Bob Manoukian, Marit Mohn, 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, Rolex, The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, 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. 

Last updated on 9 December 2023

Sign up now to our newsletter to get our latest news, offers and alerts

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)