ADOR and the Académie des Beaux-Arts established the Royal Opera Foundation to ensure the long-term future of the opera and concert season presented by the Palace of Versailles at the Royal Opera House and the Royal Chapel.

The Foundation of the Royal Opera of Versailles was created at the Palace of the Institut de France on Wednesday March 10, 2021. It is a “foundation under aegis” under the auspices of the Academy of Beaux Arts, created jointly by ADOR – the Friends of the Royal Opera and the Academy of Beaux Arts, a merger of the royal academies of painting, sculpture, architecture and music.

The Friends of the Royal Opera Foundation – Académie des Beaux-Arts has, as its primary mission, to ensure the long-term future of the concert and performance season presented by the Château de Versailles.

• It works on a lasting basis to safeguard a full artistic season at the Royal Opera House and the Royal Chapel.
• The Foundation also supports educational initiatives connected with the Royal Opera’s programme and awards grants and prizes to artists.

To fulfil its mission, the Foundation relies on public generosity and welcomes donations and bequests. Its accounts are subject to the strict oversight of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

The Foundation strengthens the capacity of ADOR in its support of the Royal Opera. Its donors benefit from tax advantages relating to income tax, corporation tax and real estate wealth tax, and may also transfer assets through legacies or lifetime gifts.

By supporting the Foundation, donors help secure the future of the Royal Opera by building an endowment that will contribute to sustaining a musical season of excellence, delighting and inspiring an ever wider audience.

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 6 members :

• College of Donors : Aline Foriel-Destezet, the current Vice President of the ADOR; Wilfried Meynet, the Delegate of the Founders’ Committee; Alain Pouyat, the Delegate of the Founders’ Committee.
• The delegation from the Académie des Beaux-Arts included its Permanent Secretary, Laurent Petitgirard, and the Academicians Muriel Mayette-Holtz, Adrien Goetz, Alain-Charles Perrot and Guy Boyer.

President: Laurent Petitgirard
Vice President: Aline Foriel-Destezet
Members: Wilfried Meynet, Alain Pouyat, Hugues Gall†, Murielle Mayette-Holtz, Adrien Goetz.

The Royal Opera Foundation was established thanks to a substantial endowment of €850,000 provided by a founding committee made up of members actively involved in its governance.

The Founding Members commit to further contributing to the Foundation’s endowment and to supporting its long-term development. They take part in its governance and work towards the financial sustainability of the Royal Opera—an essential effort to secure the future of the Musical Season at the Palace of Versailles.

The current Founding Members are :

Aline Foriel-Destezet – Alain and Michèle Pouyat – Jean-Claude Broguet – Nathalie and Pascal Brouard – Isabelle and Patrick Boissier – Hugo Brugière – Stéphan Chenderoff – Christine and Thierry Debeneix – Marie-Thérèse and Jacques Dutronc – Franck Donnersberg – Serge Erceau – Fédérica Feron – Armelle Gauffenic – Roni Michaly (Société Financière Galilée) – Christian Perronne – Olivier Raoux – Patricia Seigle – Charles Vignes

Discover the press articles on this topic :

Forumopera.com – 16th March 2021
ResMusica.com – 12th March 2021
Culture.gouv.fr – 12th March 2021

Maxime Ohayon
Director of Patronage
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Académie des Beaux-Arts
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