Welcome to the Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater

The main aim of the Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater is to give long-term financial support to Drottningholms Slottsteater, so that the theatre can continue as an internationally respected stage for early opera in Sweden. This is made possible by membership fees, proceeds from capital, and contributions from individuals. The Association also awards training scholarships each year to young singers, dancers and musicians who have worked at Drottningholm Slottsteater.

The Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater is a non-profit-making organisation established in 1935 and has some 1 400 members. HM the King is the Association’s patron, HM the Queen the honorary chairwoman and HRH Crown Princess Victoria honorary member of the Friends.

Contact

Föreningen Drottningholmsteaterns Vänner (The Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater) Box 6 S-178 02 STOCKHOLM Sweden. Telephone: +46 8 556 931 12 E-mail: dtv@drottningholmsteaternsvanner.se

Membership

The annual subscription for individual membership is SEK 400, while for married couples and partners it is SEK 600, for young people up to 25 years of age SEK 150 and for business companies SEK 10 000. The subscription for life membership for individual members is SEK 10 000 and SEK 16 000 for married couples and partners.

You can become a member of the Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater by paying your subscription via SWIFT/BIC to our account IBAN number: SE91 6000 0000 0003 1323 4698. SWIFT/BIC: HANDSESS. Please note that the Secretary’s office needs to be notified of the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of everyone applying for membership. During the summer you will also be able to arrange and pay your subscription for membership in the theatre shop at Drottningholm.

Benefits

Apart from the programme offered by Drottningholms Slottsteater, members have access throughout the year to unique cultural events, interesting lectures, and visits to exciting eighteenth century venues. Musical and cultural expeditions are also arranged to places in Sweden and abroad. Membership benefits also include:

– Priority booking of tickets for performances at Drottningholms Slottsteater
– Participation in the draw for free tickets to dress rehearsals
– 20% discount on the usual range of items sold in the Theatre shop at Drottningholm
– Free entry to scheduled guided tours of Drottningholms Slottsteater.
– Free entry to Drottningholm Palace
– 15 % discount in Karamellan Café and Restaurant, Drottningholm

Scholarships

The Friends of Drottningholms Slottsteater announce scholarships for young opera singers as well as scholarships for advancement and education of singers, dancers, musicians, and others who have been active at Drottningholm Slottsteater. Download more information about the Opera Scholarship here and scholarships for the advancement and education here.

Information about the various foundations and funds that form the basis of the scholarships.

Since its inception in 1935, the Friend’s Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater have received generous gifts and donations from members. It is these gifts that form the basis of the capital in foundations and funds that the Friends currently administer, and which have contributed greatly to our being able to provide substantial financial support for performance activities at Drottningholms Slottsteater over the years. It is also in accordance with the wishes of these donors that the Friends annually award educational grants to singers, musicians and dancers who have performed at the theatre.

Foundations

Ingrid and Oscar Falkman Foundation
Henrik Nordmark Foundation
Holger Rosenquist Foundation Memorial Fund
Hervor Schultz Foundation

Funds

Gertrude and Ivar Philipson Fund
Vera and Erik Wikland Fund
Elisabeth Söderström Fund
Astrid Olanders Fund
Agne Beijer Memorial Fund
Jubilee Fund
Permanent Members’ Fund

Föreningen Drottningholmsteaterns Vänner’s (The Friend’s Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater) processing of personal data

On May 25, 2018, a new law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), came into force, replacing the Personal Data Act (PUL). The GDPR means that the requirements for how companies and organizations may process personal data are tightened, while your rights as a consumer are strengthened.

The data processed by the Friend’s Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater is collected directly from you when you become a member, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and payment details. Information that we need to be able to administer our activities and fulfill our obligations as a member association. In connection with our events, there may be photography, pictures that may then end up on the website. If you want us to remove the image, please contact dtv@drottningholmsteaternsvanner.se.

The Friend’s Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater do not save information about you for longer than is necessary for the purposes stated above, i.e. information is saved for as long as the membership relationship exists. In addition, certain information is saved for as long as is required by law or official regulation.

Your personal data is only shared with companies that are data processors for us. A data processor is a company that processes information on our behalf and according to our instructions. Our web-based membership system is managed by Föreningshuset AB.

According to the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right, following a written application to the Friends of Drottningholmsteaterns, to be informed of what personal data we hold about you and how we process it. You also have the right to request rectification of personal data that we process about you. Furthermore, you also have the right to request deletion of your data in our system – provided that the data is no longer necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was collected and processed.

If you have any questions about the Friends of Drottningholmsteaterns processing of personal data or a request to exercise your rights, please contact the Friend’s Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater. You also always have the right to lodge a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data with the Swedish Data Protection Authority.

Föreningen Drottningholmsteaterns Vänner (The Friends Association of Drottningholms Slottsteater)
Box 6
178 02 DROTTNINGHOLM

Telephone: +46-8-556 931 12
e-mail: dtv@drottningholmsteaternsvanner.se
Organisation number: 802005-8692