List of opera companies in Europe
This inclusive list of opera companies in Europe contains European opera companies with entries in Wikipedia plus other companies based there. Within the sections for each country, the arrangement is alphabetical by location. For a list of the most important opera companies in the world, see Lists of opera companies. For more inclusive lists of opera companies from other regions, see:
- List of Latin American and South American opera companies
- List of North American opera companies,
- List of opera companies in Africa and the Middle East
- List of opera companies in Asia, Australia, and Oceania
Albania
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Teatri i Operas dhe Baletit | Tirana |
Armenia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Armenia National Opera and Ballet | Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Named after Alexander Spendiarian | Yerevan |
Austria
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Bregenzer Festspiele | Bregenz | |
OpernAir Gars | Gars am Kamp | |
Oper Graz | Graz | |
Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik | Innsbruck | |
Tiroler Landestheater | Innsbruck | |
Landestheater Linz | Linz | |
Opera da Camera Linz | Linz | |
Osterfestspiele Salzburg | Salzburg | |
Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg | |
St. Margarethen Opera Festival | Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland | |
Jugendstiltheater | Vienna | |
Razumovsky Ensemble | Vienna | |
Musiktheatertage Wien Festival | Vienna | |
sirene Operntheater | Vienna | |
Volksoper Wien | Vienna | |
Wiener Kammeroper | Vienna | |
Wiener Staatsoper | Vienna |
Azerbaijan
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre | Baku |
Belarus
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus | Minsk |
Belgium
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Muziektheater Transparant | Antwerp | |
De Vlaamse Opera | Antwerp | |
Zomeropera Alden Biesen | Bilzen | |
La Monnaie (De Munt) | Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie | Brussels |
Opéra Royal de Wallonie | Opéra Royal de Liège | Liège |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Bosnian National Opera | National Theatre in Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
Bulgaria
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Rousse State Opera | Rousse | |
National Opera and Ballet | Sofia | |
Varna Opera Theatre | Varna |
Croatia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Croatian National Theatre | Zagreb |
Cyprus
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus | The Medieval Pafos Castle | Pafos |
Czech Republic
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Divadlo Františka Xavera Šaldy | Liberec | |
Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla | Plzeň | |
Jihočeské divadlo | České Budějovice | |
Moravské divadlo Olomouc | Olomouc | |
National Theatre (Prague) | National Theatre (Prague) Estates Theatre | Prague |
National Theatre (Brno) | Janáček Theatre | Brno |
Slezské divadlo Opava | SDO | |
National Moravian-Silesian Theatre | Antonín Dvořák Theatre | Ostrava |
Prague State Opera | Prague | |
Severočeské divadlo opery a baletu Ústí nad Labem | Ústí nad Labem |
Denmark
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Aarhus KammerOpera | Aarhus | |
Aarhus Sommeropera | Aarhus | |
Den Jyske Opera | Aarhus | |
Det Kongelige Teater | Copenhagen | |
Det Nordjyske Operakompagni | Skørping |
Estonia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Estonian National Opera | Tallinn | |
Vanemuine | Tartu |
European Union
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
European Union Opera | Baden-Baden |
Finland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Suomen Kansallisooppera | Helsinki | |
Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat | Savonlinna |
France
Georgia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
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Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Academy Theatre | Tbilisi |
Germany
Greece
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Greek National Opera | Olympia Theatre (Maria Callas Central Stage) | Athens |
Athens Chamber Opera | Athens | |
Opera of Thessaloniki | Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies | Thessaloniki |
Corfu Chamber Opera | Municipal Theatre of Corfu | Corfu |
Hungary
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Magyar Állami Operaház | Budapest | |
Szegedi Nemzeti Színház | Szeged | |
Csokonai Nemzeti Színház | Debrecen | |
Miskolci Nemzeti Színház | Miskolc | |
Pécsi Nemzeti Színház | Pécs | |
Győri Nemzeti Színház | Győr | |
Moltopera | independent | Budapest |
Iceland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
The Icelandic Opera | Reykjavík |
Ireland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
The Drawing Room Opera Company | Hires out singers[1] | Dublin |
Irish National Opera | Dublin | |
Wexford Festival Opera | Wexford | |
Glasthule Opera Company | Pavilion Theatre | Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin[2] |
Italy
Latvia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Latvian National Opera | Riga |
Liechtenstein
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Opera Vaduz | Vaduz |
Lithuania
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre | Vilnius |
Luxembourg
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Malta
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Teatru Manoel | Valletta | |
Aurora Opera House | Gozo | |
Astra Theatre | Gozo |
Monaco
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Salle Garnier | Monte Carlo |
Netherlands
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Dutch National Opera (formerly De Nederlandse Opera) | Dutch National Opera & Ballet | Amsterdam |
Opera Minora | Dutch National Opera & Ballet | Amsterdam |
OperaViva! | Dutch National Opera & Ballet | Amsterdam |
OPERA2DAY | Den Haag | |
Nederlandse Reisopera (formerly Nationale Reisopera) | Enschede | |
Stichting Opera Groningen | Groningen | |
Opera Zuid | Maastricht |
North Macedonia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Macedonian National Theatre | Skopje |
Norway
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Operaen i Kristiansund | Kristiansund | |
Den Norske Opera | Oslo |
Poland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Silesian Opera | Bytom | |
Opera Krakowska | Kraków | |
Grand Theatre | Poznań | |
Opera i Operetka w Szczecinie | Szczecin | |
Polish National Opera | Teatr Wielki, Warsaw | Warsaw |
Warszawska Opera Kameralna | Warsaw | |
Opera Wroclawska | Wrocław | |
Baltic State Opera | Gdańsk | |
Podlaska Opera and Orchestra | Bialystok |
Portugal
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Companhia Portuguesa de Opera | Lisbon | |
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon | |
Companhia all'Opera | Porto[4] |
Romania
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Romanian National Opera, Bucharest | Bucharest | |
Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca |
Russia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theatre | Chelyabinsk | |
Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre | Ekaterinburg | |
Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre (named after Musa Jalil) | Kazan | |
Krasnoyarskiy Gosudarstvennïy Teatr Operï i Baleta | Krasnoyarsk | |
Amadei Music Theatre | Moscow | |
Bolshoi Theatre | Moscow | |
Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Centre | Moscow | |
Helikon Opera | Moscow | |
Moscow City Opera | Moscow | |
Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre (named after Boris Pokrovsky) | Moscow | |
Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre | Moscow | |
Novaya Opera Theatre | Moscow | |
Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre | Nizhny Novgorod | |
Novosibirsk State Opera | Novosibirsk | |
Permskiy Akademichesky Teatr Opera i Ballet Im. P. I. Chaykovsky | Perm | |
Rostov State Musical Theatre | Rostov | |
Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre | Samara | |
Mariinsky Opera | Mariinsky Theatre | Saint Petersburg |
Mikhaylovsky Theatre | Saint Petersburg | |
St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Company | Saint Petersburg | |
Saratovskiy Akademicheskiy Teatr Operï i Baleta | Saratov | |
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre | Ufa | |
Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theatre | Voronezh |
Serbia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
National Theatre in Belgrade | Belgrade | |
Serbian National Theatre | Novi Sad |
Slovakia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Slovak National Theatre | Bratislava | |
Štátne divadlo Košice | Košice | |
Štátna opera | Banská Bystrica |
Slovenia
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Slovene National Theatre | Ljubljana Opera House | Ljubljana |
Spain
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Amics de l'Òpera de Sabadell | Barcelona | |
Liceu | Gran Teatre del Liceu | Barcelona |
ABAO (Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera The Bilbao Association of Friends of Opera) | Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall | Bilbao |
Teatro Real | Madrid | |
Teatro Cervantes | Málaga | |
Ópera de Oviedo | Oviedo | |
Opera de San Sebastián | Teatro Victoria Eugenia | San Sebastián |
Teatro de la Maestranza | Seville | |
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía | Valencia |
Sweden
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Gothenburg opera house | Gothenburg | |
Malmö Musikteater | Malmö | |
Södertäljeoperan | Södertälje | |
Drottningholm Palace Theatre | Stockholm | |
Folkoperan | Stockholm | |
Royal Swedish Opera | Stockholm | |
Regina - Stockholms Operamathus | Stockholm | |
Norrlandsoperan | Umeå |
Switzerland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Theater Basel | Basel | |
StadtTheater Bern | Bern | |
Grand Théâtre de Genève | Geneva | |
Opéra-Studio de Genève | Geneva | |
Lausanne Opera | Lausanne | |
Zurich Opera House | Zurich |
Turkey
United Kingdom
England
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Armonico Consort | Warwickshire | |
Aldeburgh Festival | Aldeburgh | |
Bampton Classical Opera | Bampton, Oxfordshire | |
Barefoot Opera | St. Leonards-on-Sea | |
Bath International Music Festival | Bath | |
Birmingham Opera Company | Birmingham | |
Brighton Festival | Brighton | |
British Youth Opera | London | |
Buxton Festival | Buxton Opera House | Buxton |
Cambridge Handel Opera Company (CHOC) | Cambridge | |
Candlelight Opera | Windsor | |
Charles Court Opera | London | |
Chelsea Opera Group | London | |
Classical Opera Company | London | |
Clonter Opera | Congleton | |
Company of Singers | London | |
Dartington Opera | Dartington | |
Diva Opera | London-based; tours many locations | |
Early Opera Company | London | |
English National Opera | London Coliseum | London |
English Pocket Opera Company[5] | London | |
English Touring Opera | London-based; tours many locations | |
Erratica | London | |
First Act Opera International | Suffolk | |
Fulham Opera | Fulham | |
Garsington Opera | Oxfordshire | |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera | Glyndebourne | near Lewes |
Grange Park Opera | near New Alresford, Hants | |
Grimeborn | London | |
HeadFirst Productions | London | |
Hampstead Garden Opera | London | |
Hatstand Opera | London | |
Heritage Opera | Stafford | |
Iford Arts Festival | Ilford | |
Imperial Productions | London | |
Iris Theatre | London | |
Kentish Opera | Bough Beech | |
Kings Head Theatre | London | |
Leeds Youth Opera | Leeds | |
London Armenian Opera | London | |
London Festival Opera[6] | London | |
London Opera Players, The New[7] | Surrey | |
Longborough Festival Opera | Longborough, Glos | |
Mahogany Opera | London | |
Merry Opera | London | |
Midsummer Opera[8] | London | |
Modern Music Theatre Troupe | London | |
National Opera Studio | London | |
New Chamber Opera | Oxford | |
New Sussex Opera | Lewes | |
Opera A La Carte | London | |
Opera Anywhere[9] | Sunningwell, Oxfordshire | |
Opera Brava | Haywards Heath | |
Opera della Luna[10] | Oxford | |
Opera for All[11] | Wembley | |
Opera Holland Park | London | |
Opera Integra | London | |
Opera Interludes / London Festival Opera | London and elsewhere | |
Opera Lyrica | Oxford | |
Opera North | Grand Theatre Leeds | Leeds |
Opera Seria | Studio Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music | Manchester[12] |
Opera South | Haslemere, Surrey | |
OperaUpClose | London | |
Pegasus Opera Company | London | |
Random Opera Company | Warwickshire and elsewhere | |
The Royal Opera, Covent Garden | Royal Opera House | London |
Ryedale Festival | Ryedale | |
Salisbury International Arts Festival | Salisbury | |
Shadwell Opera | London | |
Streetwise Opera | London | |
Surrey Opera | Harlequin Theatre, Redhill | Croydon, Surrey |
Tête à Tête | London | |
The Opera Project | Bucknell, Shropshire | |
University College Opera | The UCL Bloomsbury | London |
W11 Opera | London | |
Waterperry Opera Festival | Waterperry Gardens | Oxfordshire |
West Green House | Hartley Wintney | |
Westminster Opera | London | |
Woodhouse Summer Opera Festival | Holmbury St Mary |
Northern Ireland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Castleward Opera | Strangford Lough | |
NI Opera | Grand Opera House, Belfast | Belfast |
Scotland
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Edinburgh Grand Opera | Edinburgh | |
Fife Opera | Adam Smith Theatre | Kirkcaldy |
Naked Opera | Glasgow | |
Opera on a Shoestring | Glasgow | |
Scottish Opera | Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Glasgow |
Sonica Glasgow | Glasgow | |
St Magnus Festival | Orkney |
Wales
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
Mid Wales Opera[13] | Theatr Hafren | Newtown |
Music Theatre Wales | Cardiff | |
Opra Cymru | Ffestiniog | |
Swansea City Opera | Swansea | |
Welsh National Opera | Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff |
Ukraine
Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
---|---|---|
National Opera of Ukraine | Kyiv | |
Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet | Odesa | |
Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet | Dnipro | |
Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet | Lviv | |
Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko | Donetsk | |
Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre | Kharkiv |
References
- ^ Drawing Room Opera
- ^ "Contact Us". dlr Glasthule Opera. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine website
- ^ "All'Opera - espectáculos de ópera portáteis". Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "English Pocket Opera Company website". Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "London Festival Opera website". Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "The New London Opera Players website". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Midsummer Opera website". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Opera Anywhere website". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Opera della Luna website". Archived from the original on 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Opera For All website". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Opera Seria's website". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ "Mid Wales Opera website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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