Opus Records Explained

Opus
Parent:Warner Music Group
Founded:1971
Founder:Supraphon
Status:Active
Genre:Various
Country:Czechoslovakia
Location:Bratislava

Opus was a major Czechoslovak state-owned record label and music publishing house based in Bratislava, now known as Opus a.s..[1]

Background

Opus was founded in 1971 and spun off as the Slovak division of music label Supraphon. As such, it was the first Slovak record label. It was privatized in 1990 and purchased by Forza Music s.r.o. in 2005. When Warner Music Group acquired Forza in 2019, they expected to revive the Opus label for pop, rock, and children's music.[2] The label is active to this day and operates under the name Opus a.s.[3]

In addition to Slovak, and later Czech, artists and bands, the label also published works by foreign artists from countries including Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Yugoslavia, and Greece.

Notable artists

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/label/Opus Opus Discography
  2. Web site: Warner Music Group Acquires Slovakia's Forza, Home to the OPUS Catalog. 5 July 2019.
  3. Web site: OPUS a.s.. 24 May 2021. www.opus.sk. sk.