List of opera companies

This list of opera companies lists the most important opera companies in the world by virtue of their long history and size. These companies are full-time professional opera companies that present a minimum of six fully staged opera productions during an annual season. To search more inclusive lists of opera companies by location see the following:

• 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
• List of opera companies in Europe‎

References

• Allison, John (ed.), Great Opera Houses of the World, supplement to Opera magazine, London 2003
• Beauvert, Thierry, Opera Houses of the World, The Vendome Press, New York, 1995. ISBN 0-86565-978-8
• Lynn, Karyl Charna, Italian Opera Houses and Festivals, Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-8108-5359-0
• Plantamura, Carol, The Opera Lover's Guide to Europe, Secaucus, NJ: Citidal Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8065-1842-1
• Zietz, Karyl Lynn, Opera: the Guide to Western Europe's Great Houses, Santa Fe, New Mexico: John Muir Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-945465-81-5

See also

• List of opera festivals

External links

• The Opera Critic, an on-line site for information about opera companies, productions, etc
• Operissimo, an on-line database with information about companies, singers, etc