DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DEAR FRIENDS OF THE OPERA WORLD!

Every year, the leading team – carefully selected by Artistic Director Daniel Serafin – and a top-class international ensemble work on spectacular new productions to inspire you with the unique world of opera – at the Oper im Steinbruch, one of Europe’s most beautiful open-air theatres! As ambassadors for the association, you help to promote the cultural significance of opera far beyond the region’s borders. I look forward to seeing you!

Yours sincerely,

Mag. Rico Gulda

General Artistic Director

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The first step

A wide range of benefits for just €70 per year

• Priority booking rights for selected concerts (at the start of the season)
• 50% discount on tickets for a concert selected by the Artistic Director from the classic.Esterhazy series or the HERBSTGOLD Festival, or for a ticket to *Tosca* at the St. Margarethen Quarry
• Receipt of the Friends’ annual programme in January, featuring invitations and offers for activities covering the full range of Esterházy’s cultural programme
• Offers for cultural exchange programmes with selected cultural institutions
• A one-off free visit to Esterházy Palace or Forchtenstein Castle (palace or castle ticket without a guided tour) or the museum at Lackenbach Palace
• Free admission to the Advent market at Esterházy Palace, Forchtenstein Castle or Lackenbach Palace
• 10% discount on purchases in the palace boutique*
• 25% discount on purchases at the Esterházy Winery, Trausdorf* (on purchases of 3 or more bottles of wine)
  
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* Excluding price-controlled products and items already on sale.

A cultural treat for two opera lovers, including a sponsorship contribution of €375 per year

Your benefits for two people, in addition to the benefits for Friends:

• An invitation to the programme presentation for the coming year by the General Director
• An invitation to an opera premiere or to a concert selected by the Artistic Director from the classic.Esterhazy series or the HERBSTGOLD Festival
• An exclusive visit to a concert rehearsal at Esterházy Palace
• Participation in an exclusive guided tour with the Artistic Director at Esterházy Palace or Forchtenstein Castle
• An invitation to an annual Esterhazy get-together

Become a member

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Give the gift of membership

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