English National Opera

Agreements between English National Opera (ENO) and Musicians' Union (MU) for employed and freelance orchestral players.

Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 1 August 2022

The following shall be the minimum rates (inclusive of statutory holiday pay at 12.07% and a £15 media fee) to be paid to a Musician engaged by the Company to perform for opera, ballet, music theatre, concerts and media work:

Opera fees per session (up to 3 hours)

Tutti	Sub-Principal	Co-Principal	Principal	Section Principal
£120.97	£127.48	£141.64	£147.81	£154.31

Concert rates

Two sessions of up to 3 hours each on the same day, either a concert with or without a rehearsal or two rehearsals.

Tutti	Sub-Principal	Co-Principal	Principal	Section Principal
£139.40	£148.50	£166.65	£174.50	£192.15

Distance / travel (Outside Transport for London Zone 3)

Distance (where transport or travel fare is provided)	Travel (where transport is NOT provided)
17p per mile	36p per mile

Late return

midnight - 12:30am	12:30 - 1:00am	1:00 - 2:00am
£5.00	£10.00	£15.00

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Contact details

Assistant Orchestra Manager: Cath Welsby

ENO, London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

Tel: +44 (0)20 7845 9354 

cwelsby@eno.org

MU Stewards: Glen Sheldon and Rosie Staniforth

MU H&S Representatives: Simon Couzens and Andrew Sutton