Become a Corporate Partner
OperaUpClose is a National touring opera company rooted in theatre with partnership and innovation at its heart. A partnership with OperaUpClose will align your brand with artistic excellence, cultural enrichment, and community impact.
Benefits of Corporate Partnership
Membership of the Reinventions Circle
Get an UpClose experience with exclusive invitations for senior members of the team to attend workshops, behind-the-scenes experiences and engagement events throughout the year. Connect directly with the creatives shaping our artistic programme, including some of today’s most inspiring writers, composers, and musicians.
Alignment with our national touring profile
Feature your company logo on the OperaUpClose website and align your brand with our nationwide touring footprint, which spans key towns and cities, as well as rural and island locations across the UK.
Skills and knowledge sharing
Opportunities for team members to explore where the arts intersect with business to inspire creative thinking and leadership approaches. Hands-on volunteering opportunities for teams to apply and extend their skills by addressing real organisational challenges in a charitable arts context.
Community impact
OperaUpClose updates on the social impact of support, which includes talent development opportunities for young people, especially those facing barriers to developing a career in the arts; Early Years co-creation work in schools, including specialist education provisions; and rural touring activity reaching people and communities with limited access to the arts across the UK.
Exclusive client entertainment opportunities
Bring clients along to our highly theatrical, musically excellent performances in some of the UK’s most iconic and inspiring venues, from the Blackpool Grand Theatre to Cambridge’s newly refurbished Arts Theatre, followed by post-show drinks.
In-house performance opportunities
Bring world-class opera into the heart of your business with an exclusive pop-up performance of our juke-box opera OperaCocktail. Create a standout cultural experience for clients and staff, demonstrating your commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation. This package can alsoinclude a post-performance drink with the artists and creative team.
An exclusive pop-up opera experience
OperaCocktail is our signature ‘jukebox opera’ - a whimsical, highly theatrical and musically excellent pop-up show that brings a world-class performance directly into your workplace or event space. A ‘delicious cocktail of classics’ in sparkling English translations with a contemporary twist, performed by the UK’s brightest and best artists, the story is told through brilliantly evocative music including the famous Habanera from Carmen and Verdi’s timeless Drinking Song from La Traviata.
Designed to work seamlessly in corporate environments, from offices and atriums to private events and hospitality spaces,with minimal technical requirements and a compact performance footprint, OperaCocktail is guaranteed to move, entertain and delight without the formality or logistical demands of a large-scale show. A truly UpClose experience staff and clients will never forget.