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English Touring Opera

Updated: 03 November 2023 | 16:30 PM
Agreement

An agreement between English Touring Opera (ETO) and Musicians' Union (MU) for self-employed orchestral musicians.

Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 1 July 2022

Opera Minimum Rates (per session up to 3 hours)

Rehearsals Dress Rehearsals Performances (including short call of up to 40 minutes)
£68.28 £100.10 £136.52

Education/Outreach Rates

Rehearsals Performances
£68.28 £100.10

Concert fees

Rehearsals Performances Concert plus three hours on same day
£68.28 £136.52 £150.18

Travel mileage bands (outside M25 boundary)

M25 - 150 miles £31.07
151-200 miles £41.42
201- 275 miles £57.52
276 - 400 miles £75.94
401-500 miles £108.13
501 - 700 miles £120.79
701 - 1000 miles £166.72

Touring allowance

Per day
£80.00

Downloads

ETO Freelance Agreement (2.03 MB)

Contact details

Fixer: Philip Turbett

English Touring Opera, 63 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ

Tel: 07906 811 737 / 020 7833 2555

philipturbett@hotmail.com

MU Steward: Matt Harrison
MU H&S Representative: Jonny Raper