Thanks
We greatly appreciate the incredible generosity and support we receive from the following individuals, donors, trusts, foundations and companies.
Individual Supporters
Individual Supporters
Individual Supporters play a vital role in enabling Welsh National Opera to create, perform and share exceptional work. Through their generosity, they help support productions on stage, nurture artists and musicians and ensure opera remains accessible to audiences across Wales and beyond.
We are deeply grateful to the individuals listed below, whose commitment and support make a lasting difference to the Company’s artistic life and future.
Major Supporters
Sheila & Richard Brooks
Philip Carne MBE
Anthony Negus & Carmen Jakobi-Negus
Marian & Gordon Pell
Mathew & Lucy Prichard
Dr Ginette Theano
General Director’s Circle
Margaret & Stephen Bickford-Smith
Paul Burbidge
Andrew Fletcher
Colin & Sylvia Fletcher
Christopher Greene & Annmaree O’Keeffe
Richard Jackson
William & Felicity Mather
Samantha Maskrey
Dianne Morgan
Sylvia Richards
Martyn Ryan
Enrique Sacau & Ditlev Rindom
WNO’s production of The Flying Dutchman is generously supported by the WNO Dutchman Syndicate
Margaret & Stephen Bickford-Smith
Paul Burbidge
Julia Ellis
Colin & Sylvia Fletcher
Luke Gardiner
Christopher Greene & Annmaree O’Keeffe
Malcolm Herring
Richard Jackson
David Lloyd
David Macfarlane
William & Felicity Mather
Dianne Morgan
John & Sally Leighton Williams
Principal Players’ Circle
Margaret & Stephen Bickford-Smith
Dr Gillian Callow
Tom & Felicity Crawley
In Memory of Lord Davies of Llandinam
Colin & Sylvia Fletcher
Christopher Greene & Annmaree O’Keefe
D Morgan
Anthony Negus and Carmen Jakobi-Negus
Martin Plimsoll & Moura MacDonagh
Mathew & Lucy Prichard
Margaret Roberts
Phillip & Ann Roberts
Dr Ginette Theano
Peter & Babs Thomas
Anonymous (2)
WNO Honorary Patron
Sir Bryn Terfel
Life Patrons
Dr David Speller
Peter & Babs Thomas
R T Wynn-Jones
WNO Platinum Patrons
(£1000-£4999 blynyddol | annually)
Nicola Amery
David Andrews
Saphié Ashtiany & Paul Davies
Dr Mary Browning
Tom & Felicity Crawley
Hilary Dixon-Nuttall
Dr J & Dr S Dransfield
Dr TRM & Mrs EJ Edwards
Mr & Mrs John & Maggie Hayes
Malcolm Herring
Professor A J Howie
Hugh Hudson-Davies
Julia Jackson
Alan Jeffreys
David John & Lady Hunt
Steven & Meg John
Allan Jones
Mario & Gill Kreft
Christine & Dafydd Lewis
Huw & Jan Lewis
Huw Lewis
John & Sally Leighton Williams
David MacFarlane
Ian McKay
Catherine & Keith Orton
Annabel Graham Paul
Martin Plimsoll & Moura MacDonagh
Lynne Plummer
Aileen Richards
Menna Richards
Philip & Ann Roberts
Angela & Jeffrey Stamatakis
Geraint & Elizabeth Talfan Davies
Roger & Rhian Thomas
Martin Tinney & Nicholas Yarr
Skene Walley
In loving memory of our mother Betty Williams
Anonymous (5
WNO Gold Patron
£400-£999 annually
Rex & Jo Acton
Elizabeth & Simon Allen
Professor Paul Atkinson
Liz Aylett
Bainbridge Family
Margaret & Clive Booth
Andrew & Margaret Borkowski
Mrs A M Brodbelt
G Brown Associates Ltd
Ann Bryan
Andrea & John Bryant
Paul & Marie Carson
Rhys & Susan David
Dr J A Dewsbury
Miss J M Dickens
Dr Jennifer Duffett
Mr Jack Dunstone
Michael C A Eaton
Dafydd Idris Edwards
Manon Edwards Ahir
Dr Siôn Edwards
Patrick & Wendy Elias
Sir Anthony & Lady Evans
Dr Elwyn Evans
Stephen & Margaret Eyre
Simon & Nadia Field
Chris Flynn
Mr Kevin Gardiner
Luke Gardiner
Peter & Rachel Giblin
Vivien Goldberg
Dr M Giles Jones
Sandra Gilroy
David & Ragnhild Gladwell
Ken Griffin
Cliff and Carolyn Haresign
Mr & Mrs John Harding
Dr Alan Hedges
Sian and Simon Heilbron
Tee & Ian Hesketh
Harry Hyman & Melanie Mead
Dr Susan Iles
Hon. Sir Robin Jacob
Dr Margaret Jones
Mr & Mrs Jones, Cardiff
Sir John Kingman
Susie Lawrence
Martin Lewis & Janice Collins
Henry Little and Professor Maria Delgado
David Lloyd
Sir Timothy & Lady Lloyd
Patrick & Claire Mansel Lewis
Rhodri & Barbara Lewis
Mr C Mathias
Harriet & Michael Maunsell
Charles McGregor
Arun & Sue Midha
Sally Morgan
Nigel & Diana Morris
Professor Christopher Napier
Marigold Oakley
Kate Olver and Jeremy Young
Petr Ostrouchov
Helen & Peter Patterson
Graeme & Sharon Pauley
Sebastian & Frances Payne
Dr Richard Pennicard
Liz & Tony Perkins
Eleanor & Edward Perks
Peter & Jean Phillips
Mr & Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers
Angela M Pountney
Victoria Provis
Huw Pryce and Nancy Edwards
Dr Quentin & Mrs Anne Sandifer
Gaynor Scrivenger
Tim & Helen Sewell
Sir Paul Silk KCB
Prof & Mrs Simon Smail
Lucy Stout
Alan Stringer
Linda & Chris Tawton
Peter & Babs Thomas
Leonora Thomson
Brian & Rowan Turnbull
Peter & Anne Ullathorne
John Ward & Susan Corby
Richard Waldram
Lindsay & Meriel Watkins
Peter & Mary Watson
Emma Whitaker
Gillie Williams
Ruth Williams
Miranda Wilson
Anonymous (14)
WNO Silver Patron
(£200-£399 blynyddol | annually)
Susannah Atherton-John
Sally Ann Bird
Stuart Bishop & Vicky Gregg
Ian & Sarah Brown
Madeleine Budgen
Kathleen Cannon-Davis
Anne Chiene
Mrs Rose Clay
Andrew Collier
Andrew Dakin & Malcolm Rogers
Marion Davies
Stephen Dunn
Sir John & Lady de Trafford
Mrs Mary Duff JP
Gareth Huw Edwards
Judy Emms
Baroness Ilora Finlay and Prof Andrew Finlay CBE
Jonathan & Anne Furness
Julian Gibbons
Dr Colin & Dr Pam Greengrass
Alexandra Griffiths
Professor Jeremy Hall and Doctor Emma Hall
Janet M Hammond
Susan Hankey
Nicholas Harris
Robert Hart
Susan Hawkes
Professor Anthony & Mrs Suzanne Hazell
Stuart and Diane Hogg
Edward Holdaway
Ms Sophie Hughes
Ywain Gwydion Hughes
Linda James
M. L & J. James
Jane Jenkins
Avril Jones
Glyn Owen Jones
Dr Hywel Ceri Jones CMG FLSW & Morwenna Jones
Prof K Jones
Bob & Liz Keevil
Geraldine Kennedy
Keith & Clare Kimber
Mrs Ann V Lewis
Garry & Valerie Lewis
Lord & Lady Lloyd-Jones
Margaret & Bob Lowe
Dame Norma Major
Fiona Martyn
Bev Mills
K G Morgan
David Morgan Hewitt
Philip Nash
Simon T Nock
Ian Norton
Derek Osborn
Mrs Parker-Jervis
Brian Passmore
Zilpha Reed
Tim Render
John F Richardson
Margaret Roberts
Mike & Mary Salter
Dr Caroline Scherf
Mrs Mary-Ann Sheehy
Elizabeth Siberry
Mrs D Slaney
Andrew Smith KC & Kate Hollingsworth
Bob Stevens & Nicola Morgan
Mr & Mrs M J Stratford
Jeff Stratford
Clive & Karen Summers
Dr Brian & Julie Tempest
Mary Tornabene & Janice Charles
Yvette Vaughan Jones
Alex Warlow
Gareth Watkins
Edward & Virginia Watson
Meurig & Gwendolyn Williams
Dr Thomas J. Williams & Mr Clifford Gagliardo
Anonymous (27)
WNO Legacies
Sheila & Richard Brooks Bursary
The Eira Francis Davies Bursary
Anthony Evans Scholarship
Shirley & Rolf Olsen Bursary
Parry Family Bursary
The Seligman Gift Mary Warner Trust
WNO would like to acknowledge the generosity of those who have left us a gift in their will.
Last updated on 9 Feb 2026.
Trusts and Foundations
Trusts and Foundations
Major Supporters
- Arts Council Wales Arts, Health & Wellbeing Lottery Fund /
- Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru Celfyddydau, Iechyd a Lles
- Rhaglen y Loteri
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- The Clive Richards Foundation
- Colwinston Charitable Trust
- Dunard Fund
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- International Music & Art Foundation
- Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
- The Laidlaw Opera Trust
- Simon Gibson Charitable Trust
Trusts and Foundations
- The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust
- Gibbs Trust
- Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity
- Ivor and Aeres Evans Charitable Trust
- Fidelio Charitable Trust
- Joseph Strong Frazer Trust
- The Noël Coward Foundation
- Leonard Chadwick Charitable Trust
- Stanley Picker Trust
Business Supporters
Business Supporters
WNO Brand Partner
Last updated on 2 January 2026
