Under 26s can buy any seat for Scottish Opera's performances at Theatre Royal Glasgow, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen and Eden Court in Inverness for only £10. Whether you book in advance, or turn up on the day of the performance you'll be able to choose the best available seats for a tenner.

Proof of age is required to collect tickets from box offices. Check out scottishoperau26.org.uk for more details and special under 26 only offers and deals.

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For only €90, Opass gives young people under 31 the opportunity to attend 5 performances of their choice in different opera houses across Europe. You can reserve your seat up to 2 weeks before the date of the performance and attend up to 2 shows by the same company.

In 2008-2009, Opass is:
 16 partner opera houses in 11 European countries, including Athens, Antwerp, Barcelona, Brno, Brussels, Copenhagen, Geneva, Glasgow, Madrid, Malmö, Oviedo, Prague, Riga, Seville, Tallinn and Warsaw.
 Over 250 performances of 80 different works

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ACCESS All ARIAS is a free membership scheme open to anyone under 30 or a full time student to get significant discounts at the London Coliseum on their ordinary ticket prices. You can get two discounted tickets per performance so you can take a guest of any age.

It offers tickets at £10 - £30 and you can take a friend at the same price, no matter what age!

If you take your membership card you can buy a programme half price too.

Check out their website www.eno.org/accessallarias/main.html

Note: Student card or age ID proof will still be needed when you pick up tickets.

Under 25s, students and claimants can purchase single tickets for just £5 on production of appropriate identification (suject to availability) for all Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concerts.

Concession tickets do not apply to Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Family and Lunchtime concerts.

Under 16s go free to ALL RSNO concerts if accompanied by a paying adult - maximum 2 free tickets per paying adult (excluding special concerts.)

Those between 16 - 26 can get their tickets for the 08 - 09 season for just £5 each!!

If you are under 26 you can register for a £5 ticket scheme by clicking here and going to the relevant section of the RSNO site.

Do you want to find out more about opera but don't know where to start?

Royal Opera House has £10 student standbys, available to students registered for the scheme with a valid student id card. These are made available to students over the internet a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Under 25 year olds can get tickets for all classical concerts for just £10

RLPO offer to young musicians – under 18, live in Liverpool and play a musical instrument? You can attend a wide range of concerts at Philharmonic Hall for just £2. You have to fill in a form on their site and get a membership card first.

CBSO have another scheme “Audiences for Tomorrow” on CBSO promoted concerts in the Symphony Hall. They offer a limited number of tickets at special prices for secondary school groups, subject to availability. Teachers can call Katy Russell on 0121 616 6530.