Support us

For people, not profit.

We rely on your support to make world class ballet and opera for everyone. With your donations we can ensure a bright future for the Royal Ballet and Opera, bringing communities together and inspiring future generations up and down the country.

Whether you support the toes of our dancers with donations to our Pointe Shoe Appeal; or give the joy of ballet and opera to young people across the county via our Schools Appeal; or preserve the heritage of Ballet and Opera through a donation to name a seat in our auditoria. Every donation is important.

A full report of our expenditure in 2023/24 can be found in our Annual Report (PDF - 12.4MB).

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP YOU GIVE US

Appeals

Pointe shoe appeal

Support the dancers of The Royal Ballet by giving to our Pointe Shoe Appeal.

Reece Clarke as Prince and Mayara Magri as Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker ©2023 Alice Pennefather

Wagner Appeal

Support our new Ring cycle and help keep Wagner’s legacy alive in Covent Garden for future generations. 

Elisabet Strid as Brünnhilde and Christopher Maltman as Wotan in Barrie Kosky's production of Wagner's Die Walküre, The Royal Opera ©2025 Monika Rittershaus

Foundation Fund

Help secure the future of opera and ballet, and be a part of the foundations of our next chapter.

Foundation Fund

Schools Appeal

Support RBO Schools and help us inspire creativity in primary schools across the nation. 

Bradford School Workshop (Thornbury Academy), Learning and Participation ©2024 Gavin Joynt

Costume Appeal

Help to give new life to our costumes at the Royal Ballet and Opera by donating to our Costume Appeal.

Costume Appeal

Name a seat

Rows of empty plush red theatre seats

Tell your story

Celebrate your love of Opera and Ballet by naming your very own seat in our auditorium.

Ticket Deals

Enter our paid Ticket Draws for a chance to win tickets to Royal Ballet and Opera shows. Your donation supports the future of ballet and opera and gives you the chance to enjoy unforgettable performances.

Main Stage Ticket Draws

Enter our paid ticket draws for a chance to win tickets to some of the most popular productions in our 2025-26 Season.

A view across the Main Stage auditorium of The Royal Opera House during a busy performance. The auditorium is dark but several bright white light cones stream across the audience from different parts of the theatre.  

Become a Friend

Main auditorium of the Royal Opera House.

Join today

Receive exclusive access to our programme whilst supporting all of the work we do.

Leave a legacy

A crowd of people sit to watch a small orchestra perform inside a glass covered room which is the Paul Hamlyn Hall of the  Royal Opera House.

Remember us

Secure the future of Opera and Ballet for the next generation by leaving us a gift in your will.

Trusts and Foundations

Grants from trusts and foundations play a crucial role in bringing ballet and opera to millions of people every year. From school children learning to sing and dance, to families seeing a performance at Covent Garden for the first time, the breadth of our work is made possible by the continuing generosity and commitment of trusts and foundations.

We are very grateful for the support we receive from trusts and foundations and all our supporters.

Contact us

Please call us on +44 (0)20 7212 9369 or email Mark.Heholt@roh.org.uk if you are interested in becoming involved.

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