Welsh National Opera
Updated: 13 February 2024 | 14:34 PM
Agreement
Agreements between Welsh National Opera (WNO) and the MU for employed and self-employed orchestral musicians.
Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 1 September 2023
1. Concerts
Concert / Daily rates
Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Principal |
£128.10 |
£136.50 |
£141.75 |
£157.50 |
Single call (3 hours) on a day other than a concert day
Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Principal |
£76.86 |
£81.90 |
£85.05 |
£94.50 |
Distance / Travel
Distance (where a coach is provided) |
Travel (where over 25 miles are travelled to reach the coach or a coach is not provided) |
10p per mile |
30p per mile |
Meal allowances: leaving before 1.30 pm & returning after 6.30pm
Coach round trip |
up to 250 miles |
250-400 miles |
up to 250 miles (other times) |
Standard venues |
£13.26 |
£17.89 |
£6.63 |
Premium venues |
£16.58 |
£22.37 |
£8.29 |
London |
n/a |
£24.16 |
n/a |
Late return
Midnight - 12:30 am |
00:30 am - 2:00 am |
£6.63 |
£13.26 |
2. Opera
Opera performance
(A- up to 3½ hours; B - up to 6 hours)
|
Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Principal |
A |
£97.70 |
£104.71 |
£106.06 |
£114.45 |
B |
£195.51 |
£209.41 |
£212.12 |
£228.90 |
Opera rehearsal
(A - up to 3½ hours; B - up to 2 hours; C - up to 1 hour)
|
Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Principal |
A |
£88.37 |
£94.33 |
£95.73 |
£104.95 |
B |
£66.54 |
£72.69 |
£74.07 |
£80.14 |
C |
£44.18 |
£47.18 |
£47.87 |
£52.44 |
Travel
Over 25 miles from musicians normal centre: 30p per mile.
Meal allowances
Returning to base following an overnight stay.
City |
After 13:30 |
After 18:30 |
After 21:30 |
London |
£8.95 |
£17.90 |
£26.85 |
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Inverness, Bath, Milton Keynes, Oxford |
£8.29 |
£16.58 |
£24.87 |
All other UK towns & cities |
£6.63 |
£13.26 |
£19.89 |
Contact details
Orchestra & Concerts Manager: Matthew Downes
WNO, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
029 2063 5076
matthew.downes@wno.org.uk
MU Steward: Dean Wright
MU H&S Representative: Barry Friend