Friends of Scottish Opera

As a Friend, you'll be joining over 1,600 like-minded supporters all over Scotland

Our Friends support us from £60 each year, helping us take opera from Stranraer to Shetland and back again. And you can enjoy a range of opportunities to get closer to Scottish Opera, including study days, talks, rehearsals, recitals and opera holidays.

The Friends play a key role in the ongoing ambition, reach and success of Scottish Opera – and in regularly supporting the Company’s touring activity, help us ensure that opera reaches every corner of Scotland.

Reasons to join

Become a Friend today, and you will be able to:

Join a community of people who love and value opera. When you become a Friend, you'll receive a specially designed Scottish Opera lapel pin so you can show your support wherever you are.
Attend dress rehearsals. As long as you've booked tickets for the production, you'll be offered the chance to attend the dress rehearsal free of charge.
Enjoy study days, offering special insights into the operas being performed, talks, and recitals hosted in different areas. Study days always include lunch so you can catch up on what everyone else thinks.
Visit opera houses at home and abroad. Recent group holidays have included trips to Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera, the Semperoper in Dresden, Oper Frankfurt and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Receive regular issues of Brio, our supporters' magazine. Keep up to date with company events and performances. Widen your knowledge through reading exclusive interviews with cast members and creative teams and find out about events in your local area.
Benefit from a priority booking period on our productions. Friends are among the first to know what's going on at Scottish Opera so you can secure the seats you want.
Enjoy 20% off at the Vanilla Black Cafe at Theatre Royal Glasgow
Pre-order programmes so you receive them ahead of your booked performance