# Northern Rock Foundation supports Opera North

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/08/21/northern-rock-foundation-supports-opera-north/
- Published: 2003-08-21T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Northern Rock Foundation will assist the work of Opera North in Newcastle and
has committed to a grant of £90,000 over three years.
The Theatre Royal, Newcastle
is a core venue for Opera North, and this grant from the Foundation will ensure 
that as many as 43,500 people will see opera over this period.

The grant has been awarded to the national opera company for the North of England
under the Northern Rock Foundation’s Aspiration programme. This assists cultural
charities that help raise the profile of the North East and Cumbria, and give high
quality performances to a wide audience.

Opera North’s efforts to make opera more accessible include the introduction of 
titles for operas sung in a foreign language, and the provision of British Sign 
Language Interpreted performances and Audio Described performances.

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