Skip to main content Skip to navigation

Arts Charities That specialise in Opera

Discover 210 Arts charities that specialise in opera. Use the search below to filter within these results.

210
Charities
£6,215,325,419
Total Income
£773,724
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Glyndebourne Productions Limited

Arts

To present opera of the highest international quality in all respects, to remain financially independent, to balance old and new repertory and explore ways of developing the art form, to make our work accessible to a wide audience through Glyndebourne on Tour and by our Education programme and to provide a stimulating and inspirational environment for artists, staff and audiences.

Latest Income: £43,432,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The Mayflower Theatre Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Leisure

The primary objectives of the trust as defined by the memorandum and articles of association are the encouragement of the arts, the promotion and advancement of education, and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting, and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.

Latest Income: £28,804,714
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
View Details

Opera North Limited

Arts

The principal activities of the charity are to encourage the understanding and appreciation of the lyric art by providing, presenting, organising and conducting opera performances, symphony concerts and educational events primarily in the North of England.

Latest Income: £18,822,860
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
View Details

Welsh National Opera Limited

Arts

The company engages in all aspects of staging opera and educational activity together with a wide range of related activities including concerts, broadcasts, recordings and publications.

Latest Income: £18,006,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

Leeds Heritage Theatres

Arts

Maintain and develop the Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House. Offer drama, opera, ballet, musicals, comedy, variety, pantomime and arthouse / mainstream films. Increase engagement with performing arts and with heritage of these listed buildings through innovative learning and interpretation programmes.

Latest Income: £14,926,531
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
View Details

Garsington Opera Limited

Arts, Education

Established in 1989, Garsington Opera is a professional opera company which has established a reputation for producing opera of the highest standard with a repertoire that combines both well known operas and discoveries of little known works. Garsington Opera has played a full a role as possible in the local community and an educational programme is run in local schools.

Latest Income: £9,876,613
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

English Touring Opera Limited

Arts

English Touring Opera is one of the leading opera companies in the U.K. ETO is dedicated to producing and bringing high quality opera to the widest possible audiences through touring across the UK, to offering a comprehensive programme of community events, and to developing a pioneering access programme that seeks to open opera to audiences of all ages through learning and participation.

Latest Income: £3,656,403
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
View Details

High Peak Theatre Trust Limited

Arts

To operate as a Theatre Trust at Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre in order to present and develop a programme of theatre,dance,opera and music and other genre.In addition to run and maintain Buxton Opera House as a Grade 2* Listed building.

Latest Income: £3,655,696
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
View Details

Scarborough Theatre Trust Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in all aspects of dramatic art including , drama,opera,dance, music and film.The development of public appreciation of such art by the provision of a theatre and the presentation of public performancesTo further the social and cultural welfare of the community of scarborough , its neighbourhood and visitors.

Latest Income: £3,101,197
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
View Details

Bury St Edmunds Theatre Management Limited

Arts, Education, Heritage, Housing

The Theatre Royal promotes professional Drama, Dance, Opera and Music in Suffolk from its home - an historic restored Regency theatre. A National Trust property (grade 1 listed) and an important heritage attraction, we present and produce and tour high quality drama and run an integrated education and community programme. The venue is used regularly by community groups and schools.

Latest Income: £2,576,416
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
View Details

National Opera Studio

Arts

The National Opera Studio is engaged by the UK's leading Opera Companies and Arts Council England to provide individually designed, high quality professional training for singers and repetiteurs who have the potential to become the leading artists of their generation.

Latest Income: £1,150,720
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

Opera Rara

Arts, Heritage

Opera Rara widens the operatic repertoire and develops artistic talent by restoring,recording, performing and promiting rare and forgotten works from the 19th and 20th centuries. We spend our charitable income on the execution of recording projects and on the production of concerts while nurturing the current and next generation of remarkable singers, as we have done since 1970.

Latest Income: £995,552
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
View Details

Birmingham Opera Company

Arts, Charity and VCS support

With no opera house, all our work lives in the peoples and places of the city- a unique fusion of local volunteers and international artists delivering artistic, personal and social change.

Latest Income: £823,886
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

London Handel Society Limited

Arts

The London Handel Society organises the annual London Handel Festival. The charity's remit is to present high quality performances of Handel and his contemporaries, and to support and encourage young artists through the Handel Singing Competition. The Festival includes opera, concerts, talks and education projects, and ticket prices are kept affordable to encourage all who love Handel to attend.

Latest Income: £768,199
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

Pimlico Opera

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Education

Pimlico aims to use music and drama to advance personal development, particularly with younger people. Artistic excellence is an essential part of achieving thisA different production is staged in an English prison periodically and a project started in 2013 in schools using music and theatre to expand the outlook and enrich the lives of schoolchildren who have little exposure to songs and music

Latest Income: £638,759
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

The Nottingham Operatic Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide education and entertainment for members of the general public by giving a wide range of affordable, concessionary theatrical performances and concerts of music, drama and dance in the Nottingham area. To improve on performing or back stage skills for both amateur and professional members. Where possible to provide funds, time and performances to help charities.

Latest Income: £610,749
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
View Details

The Leeds Amateur Operatic Society

Arts

To provide the opportunity to talented individuals to perform in 'professional' musical theatre productions. To support other charities from the proceeds of these productions when they are financially successful

Latest Income: £467,588
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
View Details

British Youth Opera

Arts, Beneficiary group

A year round programme of workshops, masterclasses and an extended rehearsal period leading to fully staged productions at a London theatre. This programme is designed to give emerging singers, musicians and technical trainees at the start of their careers the opportunity to work in a nurturing environment with a fully professional team.

Latest Income: £445,530
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Musical Theatre Group staging musicals and concerts for the benefit of its members, supporters, and the wider community.Promotion and furtherance of education of the public in the appreciation of the performing arts. Support and encouragement of young people in the above.Participation in fund-raising activities for a variety of charities and good causes.

Latest Income: £270,581
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
View Details

The Stour Festival Company Limited

Arts

The objectives of the Charity are the promotion and encouragement of the Arts by the production of primarily, musical recitals, but not excluding opera, plays, drama, lectures, readings and other artistic activities of an educational nature.

Latest Income: £197,581
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
View Details

Huddersfield Light Opera Company Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The company is established to promote, maintain, improve and advance public education by encouraging involvement in the arts of drama, dance, singing and music, particularly with young people

Latest Income: £170,207
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
View Details

Opera Brava Limited

Arts

Present quality operatic performances, in EnglishMake opera accessible and affordable to allProvide creative opportunities that nurture new talentInspire a passion for opera in the young through education and participationCommission new works"To awaken a new generation to the meaning and joy of opera, by educating the young, enthralling the old and encouraging participation for all".

Latest Income: £144,196
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited

Arts

The principal activities and objects of the charity company are the production of Gilbert and Sullivan and other Operas for nationwide tours and the raising of funds to support these. The charity has a music hire dept. hiring musical scores to amateur societies and education institutes. In addition the charity sells merchandise.

Latest Income: £142,921
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
View Details

Dreams 'n' Wishes Productions

Arts, Beneficiary group

To Provide an outlet for members and children of the local community in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas to practise and learn the activities of the performing arts and to provide an opportunity for members of the public to access and experience the performing arts within their own community.

Latest Income: £121,900
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
View Details

London Youth Opera

Arts, Beneficiary group

Since 1971, London Youth Opera (operating under our previous name, W11 Opera) has introduced young people from all backgrounds and abilities to the transformative power of opera. We are the only opera company staging original commissions written exclusively for and performed exclusively by children in highly acclaimed professional productions.

Latest Income: £118,206
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
View Details
Page 1 of 9 Next

Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many opera arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 210 registered opera arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the opera arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£589.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of opera arts charities?

Opera arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for opera arts charities?

Across all opera arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of opera arts charities?

Opera arts charities have an average annual income of £774k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.