Our Ulster Youth Opera 8-18 programme is going from strength to strength, and you can help us to build this amazing experience for young performers. Each young performer currently pays £3 per session. However, this is only a small contribution to the cost of the three professional facilitators plus venue hire. While government funding from the Arts Council and local councils provides important support, our Friends programme is vital to delivering the artistic and wellbeing benefits of opera for these young people.
In a report commissioned by audience development experts Thrive, all of the parents for Ulster Youth Opera were asked to complete an end of project survey. A snap-shot of the findings are below, and the full report is available here.
We’ve proven that our Youth Opera programme has a significant impact on the artistic ability and wellbeing of its members. If you feel the same way we do and would like to make this work possible, then please join us in one of the following ways:
Become a Bronze Supporter to support one Ulster Youth Opera member. For £5 a month and receive the following benefits:
- Supports one Ulster Youth Opera member per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the programmes
- Priority booking
- Programme posted to you in advance
- Invitation to interval receptions
Become a Silver Supporter to support two Ulster Youth Opera members. For £10 a month and receive the following benefits:
- Support two Ulster Youth Opera members per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the programmes
- Priority booking
- Programme posted to you in advance
- Invitation to interval receptions
- Ticket booking support
- Invitations to Education performances
Become a Gold Supporter to support four Ulster Youth Opera members. For £20 a month and receive the following benefits:
- Support four Ulster Youth Opera members per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the programmes
- Priority booking
- Programme posted to you in advance
- Invitation to interval receptions
- Ticket booking support
- Invitations to Education performances
- Invitations to post-performance receptions
- Reserved seats to pre-show talks (subject to booking)
- Rehearsal visits
Become a Platinum Supporter to support ten Ulster Youth Opera members. For £50 a month and receive the following benefits:
- Support ten Ulster Youth Opera members per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the programmes
- Priority booking
- Programme posted to you in advance
- Invitation to interval receptions
- Ticket booking support
- Invitations to Education performances
- Invitations to post-performance receptions
- Reserved seats to pre-show talks (subject to booking)
- Rehearsal visits
- Invitations to backstage tours
Become a Benefactor to support twenty Ulster Youth Opera members. For £100 a month and receive the following benefits:
- Support twenty Ulster Youth Opera members per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the programmes
- Priority booking
- Programme posted to you in advance
- Invitation to interval receptions
- Ticket booking support
- Invitations to Education performances
- Invitations to post-performance receptions
- Reserved seats to pre-show talks (subject to booking)
- Rehearsal visits
- Invitations to backstage tours
- Access to private recitals, lectures & masterclasses
- Acknowledgement on principal supporters board in foyers and receptions
Join the Director’s Circle to support an entire Ulster Youth Opera group. For £200+ a month and receive the following benefits:
- Support one Ulster Youth Opera group of up to thirty young people plus facilitators per year
- E-newsletter
- Acknowledgement in programmes
- Priority booking
- Programmes posted to you in advance
- Invitations to interval receptions
- Ticket booking support
- Invitations to Education performances
- Invitations to post-performance receptions
- Reserved seats to Pre-Show Talks (subject to booking)
- Rehearsal visits
- Invitations to backstage tours
- Access to private recitals, lectures & masterclasses
- Acknowledgement on principal supporters board in foyers and receptions
- Eight complementary tickets per year
- Invitations to VIP & Industry Season Launches
- Opportunity to host private recitals
- Invitation to dress rehearsals
- Invitation to annual Artistic Director’s lunch
For the Director’s Circle, your contribution comprises a benefits value of £40 per month. The remainder is given freely as a donation and is eligible for gift aid. For the purposes of VAT, the value of benefits at other levels varies from £1 to £6 per month. Benefits may be purchased at these values (please contact UTO for further details). Amounts given above this are optional.