{"id":33,"date":"2015-10-20T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midsummeropera.org.uk\/site\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:54:20","slug":"friends-of-mso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.midsummeropera.org.uk\/site\/friends-of-mso\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIENDS OF MSO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friends of Midsummer Opera was launched in November 2014.&nbsp; It offers an opportunity for supporters of MSO to have greater involvement in and to contribute towards the continuing success and development of MSO.&nbsp; We are delighted that our membership has grown so that we now have 80 Friends of MSO.&nbsp;<br><br>Being a Friend of MSO also provides access to a number of exclusive benefits.&nbsp; These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>priority booking and the ability to reserve your preferred seats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the opportunity to attend selected rehearsals for productions you will be attending to see how our shows are actually put together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>invitation to attend our exclusive Friends of MSO Special Musical Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>regular updates and information about MSO, its productions and its artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>acknowledgement of all Friends in programmes and on the MSO website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Friends of MSO have held eleven Special Musical Events since our first in May 2015.&nbsp; Recitals at these Events are accompanied and followed by Prosecco and cream tea, with the chance to meet and talk to artists and key members of MSO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annual membership of Friends of MSO currently costs \u00a330 for an individual or \u00a350 for two people living at the same address.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Friends of MSO are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Millie &amp; Michael Addington<br>Wendy Adler<br>Ms Karen Applegate &amp; Dr Roger Hutton<br>Ann Archbold<br>David &amp; Wendy Bagshaw<br>Daniela &amp; Kevin Bailey<br>Rosie van Beusekom &amp; Stuart Milligan<br>Richard Black<br>Paul Blundell<br>Susan Chandler, Edmund de Waal, Ben, Matthew &amp; Anna<br>Faye Courtney<br>Tessa Cross<br>Andrew &amp; Anne Davenport<br>Stephen Davies<br>Catherine Dobson<br>Mike Drake<br>Jim Feldman &amp; Natalie Wexler<br>George Gelber &amp; Sylvia Beales<br>Dita Gill<br>Carole Glasson<br>Alastair Gordon<br>Katy Gordon<br>Ruth Hansford<br>Terry Heard<br>Peter &amp; Audrone Hodgson<br>Carlos Hood<br>Shahab Ispahani<br>John Kelsey<br>Martyn &amp; Linda Lewcock<br>Bryan Lloyd &amp; Christine Yip<br>John Lumley &amp; Alison Knapp<br>Janet McLeavy<br>Ian &amp; Mandy Maple<br>Mr S &amp; Dr C Marshall<br>Mrs S &amp; Mr B Martin<br>Gordon &amp; Angela Mizner<br>Audrey &amp; Caroline Moore<br>Hazel Morgan<br>Chris &amp; Vicki Naylor<br>John Nyerges<br>Jonathan &amp; Gillian Pickering<br>Professor N A Postma<br>Steve Preston<br>Sue Roblou<br>The Rodmell-Young Foundation<br>John &amp; Fiona Rogers<br>Penny Savage<br>Brian Solomons &amp; Anne Marsden Thomas<br>Diana Stevenson<br>Rebecca &amp; Malcolm Torry<br>Ross Tulloch<br>Ann Varley<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in becoming a Friend of MSO or would like to discuss this further, please contact the Friends of MSO Administrator, Brian Fine, on&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:friends@midsummeropera.org.uk\">friends@midsummeropera.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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