Friends
“The contribution to my pleasure in life by OAE is priceless!” OAE Friend
The OAE’s success owes profoundly to the encouragement of its audiences and its Friends, who attend our concerts, spread the word to their own friends, and offer their generous financial support. As we do not depend on public subsidy, that support – your support – is particularly critical. Ticket income typically covers only about a third of a concert’s total cost. Yet despite this, we operate without debt, thanks to strong financial management and, most of all, to the generous support of our donors. Each year, the kind donations from the OAE Friends fund one of our Southbank Centre concerts.
You can become a Friend of the OAE at any one of the five levels below, starting from £50.
Friendship levels
Idomeneo Group (for those with a special interest in opera and oratorio)
“My association with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has been a very special part of my musical life and I look forward to our exciting plans together. I encourage you to support this wonderful group of musicians, one of the world’s greatest orchestras, by becoming a Friend of the OAE.”
Sir Simon Rattle
For more information about the Friends of the OAE, please contact us on 020 7239 9382 or e-mail jodie.gilliam@oae.co.uk
To download the Friends of the OAE brochure in PDF format, click here: OAE Friends brochure
“How many more musical discoveries can I make in the late years of my life? One thing is certain, most if not all of them will come from the OAE.” OAE Friend
- Three weeks priority booking for OAE concerts at Southbank Centre
- Four open rehearsal per season
- Bi-annual newsletter Enlightenment
- Monthly e-bulletin
- OAE Friends area at Southbank Centre concerts
- Invitation to annual OAE Friends party with a chance to meet the players
- OAE Friend benefits
- Priority for open rehearsals
- Programme credit
- OAE Friend benefits
- Priority for open rehearsals
- Select open rehearsals with the opportunity to meet the players
- Programme credit
- OAE Friend benefits
- Priority for open rehearsals
- Select open rehearsals with the opportunity to meet the players
- Programme credit
- Invitation to season launch
- OAE Friend benefits
- Priority for open rehearsals
- Select open rehearsals with the opportunity to meet the players
- Programme credit
- Invitation to season launch
- Personal help booking for OAE opera and oratorio performances
- Priority booking for operas at Glyndebourne and invitations to OAE Glyndebourne dress rehearsals