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[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Teatri i Operas dhe Baletit | Tirana |
Armenia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia National Opera and Ballet | Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Named after Alexander Spendiarian |
Yerevan |
Austria[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre | Baku |
Belarus[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus | Minsk |
Belgium[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnian National Opera | National Theatre in Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
Bulgaria[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Rousse State Opera | Rousse | |
| National Opera and Ballet | Sofia | |
| Varna Opera Theatre | Varna |
Croatia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Croatian National Theatre | Zagreb |
Cyprus[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus | The Medieval Pafos Castle | Pafos |
Czech Republic[edit]
Denmark[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Aarhus KammerOpera | Aarhus | |
| Aarhus Sommeropera | Aarhus | |
| Den Jyske Opera | Aarhus | |
| Det Kongelige Teater | Copenhagen | |
| Det Nordjyske Operakompagni | Skørping |
Estonia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Estonian National Opera | Tallinn |
European Union[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| European Union Opera | Baden-Baden |
Finland[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Suomen Kansallisooppera | Helsinki | |
| Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat | Savonlinna |
France[edit]
Georgia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Academy Theatre | Tbilisi |
Germany[edit]
Greece[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| The Icelandic Opera | Reykjavík |
Ireland[edit]
| 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[edit]
Latvia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Latvian National Opera | Riga |
Liechtenstein[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Vaduz | Vaduz |
Lithuania[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre | Vilnius |
Luxembourg[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Malta[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Teatru Manoel | Valletta | |
| Aurora Opera House | Gozo | |
| Astra Theatre | Gozo |
Monaco[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Salle Garnier | Monte Carlo |
Netherlands[edit]
| 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 |
| Nederlandse Reisopera (formerly Nationale Reisopera) |
Enschede | |
| Stichting Opera Groningen | Groningen | |
| Opera Zuid | Maastricht |
North Macedonia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Macedonian National Theatre | Skopje |
Norway[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Operaen i Kristiansund | Kristiansund | |
| Den Norske Opera | Oslo |
Poland[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Slaska | Bytom | |
| Opera Krakowska | Kraków | |
| Teatr Wielki | Poznan | |
| Opera i Operetka w Szczecinie | Szczecin | |
| Polish National Opera | Teatr Wielki, Warsaw | Warszawa |
| Warszawska Opera Kameralna | Warszawa | |
| Opera Wroclawska | Wrocław | |
| Baltic State Opera | Gdańsk | |
| Podlaska Opera and Orchestra | Bialystok |
Portugal[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Companhia Portuguesa de Opera | Lisbon | |
| Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon | |
| Companhia all'Opera | Porto[4] |
Romania[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Romanian National Opera, Bucharest | Bucharest | |
| Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca |
Russia[edit]
Serbia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| National Theatre in Belgrade | Belgrade | |
| Serbian National Theatre | Novi Sad |
Slovakia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak National Theatre | Bratislava | |
| Štátne divadlo Košice | Košice | |
| Štátna opera | Banská Bystrica |
Slovenia[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Slovene National Theatre | Ljubljana Opera House | Ljubljana |
Spain[edit]
| 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 | Sevilla | |
| Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía | Valencia |
Sweden[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Theater Basel | Basel | |
| StadtTheater Bern | Bern | |
| Grand Théâtre de Genève | Geneva | |
| Opéra-Studio de Genève | Geneva | |
| Lausanne Opera | Lausanne | |
| Opernhaus Zürich | Zürich |
Turkey[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
England[edit]
Northern Ireland[edit]
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Castleward Opera | Strangford Lough | |
| NI Opera | Grand Opera House, Belfast | Belfast |
Scotland[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
