List of opera companies in Europe explained

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:

Albania

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Teatri i Operas dhe BaletitTirana

Armenia

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Armenia National Opera and BalletArmenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Named after Alexander Spendiarian
Yerevan

Austria

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Bregenzer FestspieleBregenz
Gars am Kamp
Graz
Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten MusikInnsbruck
Innsbruck
Landestheater LinzLinz
Linz
Osterfestspiele SalzburgSalzburg
Salzburger FestspieleSalzburg
St. Margarethen Opera FestivalSankt Margarethen im Burgenland
JugendstiltheaterVienna
Razumovsky EnsembleVienna
Musiktheatertage Wien FestivalVienna
sirene OperntheaterVienna
Volksoper WienVienna
Wiener KammeroperVienna
Wiener StaatsoperVienna

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet TheatreBaku

Belarus

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National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of BelarusMinsk

Belgium

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Muziektheater TransparantAntwerp
Antwerp
Bilzen
La Monnaie (De Munt) Brussels
Opéra Royal de WallonieOpéra Royal de LiègeLiège

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnian National OperaSarajevo

Bulgaria

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Rousse
National Opera and BalletSofia
Varna Opera TheatreVarna

Croatia

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Croatian National TheatreZagreb

Cyprus

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Pafos Aphrodite Festival CyprusPafos

Czech Republic

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Liberec
Plzeň
České Budějovice
Olomouc
National Theatre (Prague)Prague
Brno
Slezské divadlo OpavaOpava
Ostrava
Prague
Ústí nad Labem

Denmark

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Aarhus KammerOperaAarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus
Det Kongelige TeaterCopenhagen
Skørping

Estonia

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Estonian National OperaTallinn
Tartu

European Union

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European Union OperaBaden-Baden

Finland

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Suomen KansallisoopperaHelsinki
Savonlinna

France

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Angers-Nantes OpéraAngers- Nantes
Opéra-théâtre d'Avignon et des Pays de VaucluseAvignon
Opéra National de BordeauxBordeaux
Cap Ferrat
Caen
Clermont-Ferrand
Compiègne
Colomiers
Opéra de LilleLille
Opéra-théâtre de LimogesLimoges
Opéra national de LorraineLorraine
Opéra National de LyonNouvel OpéraLyon
Marseille
Massy
Metz
Montpellier
Nice
Opéra National de ParisParis
Opéra-ComiqueSalle FavartParis
Théâtre du ChâteletParis
Provence
Grand théâtre de ReimsReims
Opéra de RennesRennes
Opéra de NormandieRouen
Opéra-théâtre de Saint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne
Opéra National du RhinStrasbourg - Colmar - Mulhouse
Opéra de ToulonToulon
Théâtre du CapitoleToulouse
Grand théâtre de ToursTours
L'Opéra of the Palace of VersaillesVersailles
Opéra de VichyVichy

Georgia

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Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Academy TheatreTbilisi

Germany

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Theater Aachen
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin Berlin
Berlin Berlin
Berlin Berlin
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Niedersachsen
Bremen
Saxony
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cologne Nordrhein-Westfalen
Brandenburg
Hessen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Saxony
Opernhaus Düsseldorf and Theater DuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen
Thuringia
Thuringia
Bavaria
Theater Essen Nordrhein-Westfalen
Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt Hesse
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Thuringia
Hesse
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Halle Opera Sachsen-Anhalt
Hamburg
Niedersachsen
Bavaria
Baden-Württemberg
Saxony
Schleswig-Holstein
Baden-Württemberg
Thüringen
Bavaria
Bavaria
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria
Brandenburg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Hesse
Wuppertaler BühnenNordrhein-Westfalen
Bavaria

Greece

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Greek National OperaOlympia Theatre (Maria Callas Central Stage)Athens
Athens Chamber OperaAthens
Opera of ThessalonikiThessaloniki
Corfu Chamber OperaCorfu

Hungary

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Magyar Állami OperaházBudapest
Szegedi Nemzeti SzínházSzeged
Csokonai Nemzeti SzínházDebrecen
Miskolci Nemzeti SzínházMiskolc
Pécsi Nemzeti SzínházPécs
Győri Nemzeti SzínházGyőr
MoltoperaindependentBudapest

Iceland

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The Icelandic OperaReykjavík

Ireland

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The Drawing Room Opera Company Hires out singers[1] Dublin
Dublin
Wexford
Glasthule Opera CompanyPavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin[2]

Italy

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Opera Barga FestivalBarga
Bergamo
Bologna
Nuovo Teatro ComunaleBolzano
Teatro Lirico di CagliariCagliari
Catania
Teatro PonchielliCremona
Teatro Comunale di FirenzeFlorence
Maggio Musicale FiorentinoFlorence
Teatro Carlo FeliceGenoa
Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini[3] Teatro Pergolesi, Spontini Theatre, Comunale Theatre, and Ferrari Theatre Jesi, Maiolati Spontini, Montecarotto, and San Marcello
Teatro Communale G. B. PergolesiJesi
JesolOperaJesolo
Messina
Teatro alla ScalaMilan
Teatro Comunale ModenaModena
Teatro di San CarloNaples
Teatro MassimoPalermo
Teatro Regio di ParmaParma
Teatro FraschiniPavia
Rossini Opera FestivalPesaro
Teatro MunicipalePiacenza
Teatro di PisaPisa
Teatro MetastasioPrato
Ravenna FestivalRavenna
Operafestival di RomaRome
Teatro dell'Opera di RomaRome
Teatro Lirico SperimentaleSpoleto
Opera InCantoTerni
Teatro Regio di TorinoTurin
Teatro Comunale Giuseppe VerdiTrieste
Teatro la FeniceVenice
Arena di VeronaVerona

Latvia

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Latvian National OperaRiga

Liechtenstein

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Opera VaduzVaduz

Lithuania

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Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet TheatreVilnius

Luxembourg

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Grand Théâtre de la Ville de LuxembourgLuxembourg

Malta

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Teatru ManoelValletta
Aurora Opera HouseGozo
Astra TheatreGozo

Monaco

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Opéra de Monte-CarloSalle GarnierMonte Carlo

Netherlands

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Dutch National Opera
(formerly De Nederlandse Opera)
Dutch National Opera & BalletAmsterdam
Opera MinoraDutch National Opera & BalletAmsterdam
OperaViva!Dutch National Opera & BalletAmsterdam
Den Haag
Nederlandse Reisopera
(formerly Nationale Reisopera)
Enschede
Groningen
Maastricht

North Macedonia

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Macedonian National TheatreSkopje

Norway

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Operaen i KristiansundKristiansund
Oslo

Poland

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Opera SlaskaBytom
Opera KrakowskaKraków
Teatr WielkiPoznan
Opera i Operetka w SzczecinieSzczecin
Polish National OperaWarszawa
Warszawa
Wrocław
Gdańsk
Bialystok

Portugal

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Companhia Portuguesa de OperaLisbon
Teatro Nacional de São CarlosLisbon
Companhia all'OperaPorto[4]

Romania

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Romanian National Opera, BucharestBucharest
Romanian National Opera, Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca

Russia

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Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet TheatreChelyabinsk
Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet TheatreEkaterinburg
Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre (named after Musa Jalil)Kazan
Krasnoyarskiy Gosudarstvennïy Teatr Operï i BaletaKrasnoyarsk
Moscow
Moscow
Moscow
Helikon OperaMoscow
Moscow City OperaMoscow
Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre
(named after Boris Pokrovsky)
Moscow
Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music TheatreMoscow
Moscow
Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet TheatreNizhny Novgorod
Novosibirsk
Permskiy Akademichesky Teatr Opera i Ballet Im. P. I. ChaykovskyPerm
Rostov State Musical TheatreRostov
Samara Opera and Ballet TheatreSamara
Mariinsky OperaSaint Petersburg
Mikhaylovsky TheatreSaint Petersburg
St. Petersburg Chamber Opera CompanySaint Petersburg
Saratovskiy Akademicheskiy Teatr Operï i BaletaSaratov
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet TheatreUfa
Voronezh State Opera and Ballet TheatreVoronezh

Serbia

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National Theatre in BelgradeBelgrade
Serbian National TheatreNovi Sad

Slovakia

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Slovak National TheatreBratislava
Štátne divadlo KošiceKošice
Štátna operaBanská Bystrica

Slovenia

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Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Slovene National TheatreLjubljana

Spain

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Amics de l'Òpera de SabadellBarcelona
LiceuGran Teatre del LiceuBarcelona
ABAO (Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
The Bilbao Association of Friends of Opera)
Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert HallBilbao
Teatro RealMadrid
Málaga
Ópera de OviedoOviedo
San Sebastián
Teatro de la MaestranzaSevilla
Palau de les Arts Reina SofíaValencia

Sweden

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Gothenburg opera houseGothenburg
Malmö MusikteaterMalmö
Södertälje
Drottningholm Palace TheatreStockholm
FolkoperanStockholm
Royal Swedish OperaStockholm
Regina - Stockholms OperamathusStockholm
NorrlandsoperanUmeå

Switzerland

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Theater BaselBasel
StadtTheater BernBern
Geneva
Opéra-Studio de GenèveGeneva
Lausanne OperaLausanne
Opernhaus ZürichZürich

Turkey

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Ankara State Opera and BalletAnkara
Antalya State Opera and BalletAntalya
Istanbul State Opera and BalletIstanbul
İzmir State Opera and Balletİzmir
Mersin State Opera and BalletMersin
Samsun State Opera and BalletSamsun

United Kingdom

England

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Warwickshire
Aldeburgh FestivalAldeburgh
Bampton, Oxfordshire
Barefoot OperaSt. Leonards-on-Sea
Bath International Music FestivalBath
Birmingham
Brighton FestivalBrighton
British Youth OperaLondon
Buxton
Cambridge Handel Opera Company (CHOC)Cambridge
Candlelight OperaWindsor
Charles Court OperaLondon
Chelsea Opera GroupLondon
Classical Opera CompanyLondon
Clonter OperaCongleton
Company of SingersLondon
Dartington OperaDartington
Diva OperaLondon-based; tours many locations
Early Opera CompanyLondon
English National OperaLondon ColiseumLondon
English Pocket Opera Company[5] London
English Touring OperaLondon-based; tours many locations
ErraticaLondon
First Act Opera InternationalSuffolk
Fulham OperaFulham
Garsington OperaOxfordshire
Glyndebourne Festival Operanear Lewes
Grange Park Operanear New Alresford, Hants
GrimebornLondon
HeadFirst ProductionsLondon
Hampstead Garden OperaLondon
Hatstand OperaLondon
Heritage OperaStafford
Iford Arts FestivalIlford
Imperial ProductionsLondon
Iris TheatreLondon
Kentish OperaBough Beech
Kings Head TheatreLondon
Leeds Youth OperaLeeds
London Armenian OperaLondon
London Festival Opera[6] London
London Opera Players, The New[7] Surrey
Longborough Festival OperaLongborough, Glos
Mahogany OperaLondon
Merry OperaLondon
Midsummer Opera[8] London
Modern Music Theatre TroupeLondon
National Opera StudioLondon
New Chamber OperaOxford
New Sussex OperaLewes
Opera A La CarteLondon
Opera Anywhere[9] Sunningwell, Oxfordshire
Opera BravaHaywards Heath
Opera della Luna[10] Oxford
Opera for All[11] Wembley
Opera Holland ParkLondon
Opera IntegraLondon
Opera Interludes / London Festival OperaLondon and elsewhere
Opera LyricaOxford
Opera NorthGrand Theatre LeedsLeeds
Opera SeriaStudio Theatre, Royal Northern College of MusicManchester[12]
Opera SouthHaslemere, Surrey
OperaUpCloseLondon
Pegasus Opera CompanyLondon
Random Opera CompanyWarwickshire and elsewhere
The Royal Opera, Covent GardenRoyal Opera HouseLondon
Ryedale FestivalRyedale
Salisbury International Arts FestivalSalisbury
Shadwell OperaLondon
Streetwise OperaLondon
Surrey OperaHarlequin Theatre, RedhillCroydon, Surrey
Tête à TêteLondon
The Opera ProjectBucknell, Shropshire
University College OperaLondon
W11 OperaLondon
Waterperry Opera FestivalOxfordshire
West Green HouseHartley Wintney
Westminster OperaLondon
Woodhouse Summer Opera FestivalHolmbury St Mary

Northern Ireland

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Castleward OperaStrangford Lough
NI OperaGrand Opera House, BelfastBelfast

Scotland

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Edinburgh Grand OperaEdinburgh
Fife OperaAdam Smith TheatreKirkcaldy
Naked Opera Glasgow
Opera on a Shoestring Glasgow
Scottish OperaTheatre Royal, GlasgowGlasgow
Sonica GlasgowGlasgow
St Magnus FestivalOrkney

Wales

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Mid Wales Opera[13] Theatr HafrenNewtown
Music Theatre WalesCardiff
Opra CymruFfestiniog
Swansea City OperaSwansea
Welsh National OperaCardiff

Ukraine

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Kyiv
Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and BalletLviv
Donetsk
Kharkiv

Notes and References

  1. https://www.drawingroomopera.com/about-us Drawing Room Opera
  2. Web site: Contact Us . dlr Glasthule Opera . 16 January 2022.
  3. http://www.fondazionepergolesispontini.com/fps/ Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini
  4. Web site: All'Opera - espectáculos de ópera portáteis . 2021-10-28 . 2021-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228094931/http://www.allopera.pt/ . live .
  5. Web site: English Pocket Opera Company website . 2013-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127070604/http://epoc.co/ . 2013-11-27 . dead .
  6. Web site: London Festival Opera website . 2019-06-12 . 2019-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626170318/https://londonfestivalopera.co.uk/ . live .
  7. Web site: The New London Opera Players website . 2013-11-29 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013144/http://www.operaplayers.co.uk/ . live .
  8. Web site: Midsummer Opera website . 2017-01-25 . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025035/http://www.midsummeropera.org.uk/ . live .
  9. Web site: Opera Anywhere website . 2013-11-29 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002002/http://www.operaanywhere.com/ . live .
  10. Web site: Opera della Luna website . 2013-11-29 . 2006-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060808172738/http://www.operadellaluna.org/ . live .
  11. Web site: Opera For All website . 2013-11-29 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010752/http://www.operatalent.com/Safe/Companies/AAC%20Presents%20Opera%20For%20All58503360.asp?companya=3 . live .
  12. Web site: Opera Seria's website . 2014-06-18 . 2014-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409173758/http://operaseria.co.uk/index.html . live .
  13. Web site: Mid Wales Opera website . 2014-02-18 . 2014-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225205310/http://www.midwalesopera.co.uk/ . live .