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Royal Opera House Receives Major Grant from The Julia Rausing Trust

By David Salazar

The Royal Opera House is one of the first recipients of The Julia Rausing Trust.

The Trust was created to honor the memory of philanthropist Julia Rausing. The Trust will donate £100 million to UK charities and organizations in its first year. The Royal Opera House will receive a £10 million grant towards infrastructure upgrades to the ballet stage and other projects.

“Julia Rausing was a dedicated patron and true lover of the arts, and we are extremely thankful for this generous grant in her memory, which will be providing vital funds needed to help us renew our stage infrastructure to deliver the state of the art facilities that our artists deserve and allow our audiences to continue to enjoy performances in our beautiful Grade I listed building in Covent Garden,” said Alex Beard, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, in an official press statement.

Rausing passed away in 2024. During her life, she was a major philanthropist who was instrumental in building the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust into one of the largest philanthropic funds in the U.K. The organization has donated over  £400 million to causes across Health, Welfare, and the Arts. She was also at the forefront of the Charity Survival Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, which provided £35 million to charities struggling to raise funds during the lockdown.

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He also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.

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