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 opera companies from other continents, see List of important opera companies.

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Albania

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Teatri i Operas dhe Baletit Tirana

Armenia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Armenia National Opera and Ballet Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre Yerevan

Austria

Name of opera 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
Sirene Operntheater Vienna
Volksoper Wien Vienna
Wiener Kammeroper Vienna
Wiener Staatsoper Vienna

Azerbaijan

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre Baku

Belarus

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
National Academic Big Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus Minsk

Belgium

Name of opera 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 Liège

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Bosnian National Opera National Theatre in Sarajevo Sarajevo

Bulgaria

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Rousse State Opera Rousse
National Opera and Ballet Sofia
Varna Opera Theatre Varna

Croatia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Croatian National Theatre Zagreb

Cyprus

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus The Medieval Pafos Castle Pafos

Czech Republic

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
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
Národní divadlo moravskoslezské Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka Ostrava
Prague State Opera Prague
Severočeské divadlo opery a baletu Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem

Denmark

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Aarhus KammerOpera Aarhus
Aarhus Sommeropera Aarhus
Den Jyske Opera Aarhus
Det Kongelige Teater Copenhagen
Det Nordjyske Operakompagni Skørping

Estonia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Estonian National Opera Tallinn

European Union

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
European Union Opera Baden-Baden

Finland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Suomen Kansallisooppera Helsinki
Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat Savonlinna

France

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Angers-Nantes Opéra Grand Théâtre d'Angers and Théâtre Graslin Angers- Nantes
Opéra-théâtre d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse Avignon
Opéra National de Bordeaux Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux Bordeaux
Les Azuriales Opera Festival Cap Ferrat
Les Arts Florissants Théâtre de Caen Caen
Opéra municipal de Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand
Théâtre Imperial de Compiègne Compiègne
Opéra Éclaté Colomiers
Opéra de Lille Lille
Opéra-théâtre de Limoges Limoges
Opéra national de Lorraine Lorraine
Opéra National de Lyon Nouvel Opéra Lyon
Opéra de Marseille Opéra Municipal Marseille
Opera Theatre de Massy Massy
Opéra Théâtre de Metz Metz
Opéra national de Montpellier Montpellier
Opéra de Nice Nice
Opéra National de Paris Palais Garnier and
L’Opéra de la Bastille		 Paris
Opéra-Comique Salle Favart Paris
Théâtre du Châtelet Paris
Grand théâtre de Provence Provence
Grand théâtre de Reims Reims
Opéra de Rennes Rennes
Opéra de Normandie Rouen
Opéra-théâtre de Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne
Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg–Colmar–Mulhouse
Opéra de Toulon Toulon
Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse
Grand théâtre de Tours Tours
L'Opéra of the Palace of Versailles Versailles
Opéra de Vichy Vichy

Georgia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Academy Theatre Tbilisi

Germany

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location State
Theater Aachen Aachen Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rossini in Wildbad Bad Wildbad Baden-Württemberg
Bayreuth Festival Bayreuth Bavaria
Deutsche Oper Berlin Berlin Berlin
Komische Oper Berlin Berlin Berlin
Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin Berlin
Theater Bonn Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn Nordrhein-Westfalen
Staatstheater Braunschweig Braunschweig Niedersachsen
Theater Bremen Stadttheater Bremen Bremen Bremen
Oper Chemnitz Chemnitz Saxony
Junge Kammeroper Köln Cologne Nordrhein-Westfalen
Oper der Stadt Köln Cologne Nordrhein-Westfalen
Staatstheater Cottbus Cottbus Brandenburg
Staatstheater Darmstadt Darmstadt Hessen
Theater Dortmund Opernhaus Dortmund Dortmund Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden Dresden Saxony
Deutsche Oper am Rhein Opernhaus Düsseldorf and Theater Duisburg Düsseldorf and Duisburg Nordrhein-Westfalen
Thüringer Landestheater Eisenach and Rudolstadt Thüringen
Theater Erfurt Erfurt Thüringen
Opernstudio der Region Nürnberg Erlangen Bavaria
Aalto Theatre, Essen Essen Nordrhein-Westfalen
Oper Frankfurt Frankfurt Hessen
Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen Nordrhein-Westfalen
Bühnen der Stadt Gera Gera Thüringen
Stadttheater Giessen Giessen Hessen
Theater Hagen Hagen Nordrhein-Westfalen
Opernhaus Halle Halle Sachsen-Anhalt
Staatsoper Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg
Staatsoper Hannover Hannover Niedersachsen
Theater Hof Hof Bavaria
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Baden-Württemberg
Oper Leipzig Leipzig Saxony
Junge Oper Lübeck Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein
Nationaltheater Mannheim Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
Bayerische Staatsoper Nationaltheater München Munich Bavaria
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Munich Bavaria
Städtische Bühnen Münster Münster Nordrhein-Westfalen
Pocket Opera Company Nürnberg Bavaria
Staatstheater Nürnberg Nürnberg Bavaria
Theater Regensburg Theater am Bismarckplatz Regensburg Bavaria
Kammeroper Rheinsberg Rheinsberg Brandenburg
Staatstheater Stuttgart Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg
Ulmer Theater Ulm Baden-Württemberg
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Hessen
Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mainfranken Theater Würzburg Würzburg Bavaria

Greece

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Greek National Opera Olympia Theatre (Maria Callas Central Stage) Athens

Hungary

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Magyar Állami Operaház Budapest

Iceland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
The Icelandic Opera Reykjavik

Republic of Ireland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Anna Livia International Opera Festival Dublin
The Drawing Room Opera Company Dublin
Opera Ireland Dublin
Opera Theatre Company Dublin
Wexford Festival Opera Wexford
Glasthule Opera Company Dublin

Italy

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Opera Barga Festival Barga
Teatro Donizetti Bergamo
Teatro Comunale Bologna
Nuovo Teatro Comunale Bolzano
Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari
Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania
Teatro Ponchielli Cremona
Teatro Comunale di Firenze Teatro Comunale Florence Florence
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Teatro Comunale Florence Florence
Teatro Carlo Felice Genoa
Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini Teatro Pergolesi, Spontini Theatre, Comunale Theatre, and Ferrari Theatre Jesi, Maiolati Spontini, Montecarotto, and San Marcello
Teatro Communale G. B. Pergolesi Jesi
JesolOpera Jesolo
Teatro di Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Messina
Teatro alla Scala Milan
Teatro Comunale Modena Modena
Teatro di San Carlo Naples
Teatro Massimo Palermo
Teatro Regio di Parma Parma
Teatro Fraschini Pavia
Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro
Teatro Municipale Piacenza
Teatro di Pisa Pisa
Teatro Metastasio Prato
Ravenna Festival Ravenna
Operafestival di Roma Rome
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Rome
Teatro Lirico Sperimentale Spoleto
Opera InCanto Terni
Teatro Regio di Torino Turin
Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi Trieste
Teatro la Fenice Venice
Arena di Verona Verona

Latvia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Latvian National Opera Riga

Liechtenstein

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Opera Vaduz Vaduz

Lithuania

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre Vilnius

Luxembourg

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Macedonian National Theatre Skopje

Malta

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Teatru Manoel Valletta
Aurora Opera House Gozo
Astra Theatre Gozo

Monaco

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Opéra de Monte-Carlo Salle Garnier Monte Carlo

The Netherlands

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
De Nederlandse Opera Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
Het Muziektheater Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
Opera Minora Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
OperaViva! Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
Nationale Reisopera Enschede
Stichting Opera Groningen Groningen
Opera Zuid Maastricht

Norway

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Operaen i Kristiansund Kristiansund
Den Norske Opera Oslo

Poland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Opera Slaska Bytom
Opera Krakowska Kraków
Opera i Operetka w Szczecinie Szczecin
Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki, Warsaw Warszawa
Warszawska Opera Kameralna Warszawa
Opera Wroclawska Wrocław
Baltic State Opera Gdańsk

Portugal

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Companhia Portuguesa de Opera Lisbon
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Lisbon

Romania

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Romanian National Opera Bucharest
Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera Cluj-Napoca

Russia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Chelyabinsk opera and ballet theater Chelyabinsk
Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre Ekaterinburg
Tatar State Opera & 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 Opera Theater named after Boris Pokrovsky Moscow
Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre Moscow
Novaya Opera Moscow
Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre Nizhny Novgorod
Novosibirsk State Opera Novosibirsk
Permskiy Akademicheskiy Teatr Operï i Baleta Im. P. I. Chaykovskovo Perm
Rostov State Musical Theatre Rostov
Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre Samara
Mariinsky Opera Mariinsky Theatre St. Peterburg
Mikhaylovsky Theatre St. Peterburg
St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Company St. Peterburg
Saratovskiy Akademicheskiy Teatr Operï i Baleta Saratov
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre Ufa
Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theatre Voronezh

Serbia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
National Theatre in Belgrade Belgrade
Serbian National Theatre Novi Sad

Slovakia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Slovak National Theatre Bratislava
Štátne divadlo Košice Košice
Štátna opera Banská Bystrica

Slovenia

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
The Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana

Spain

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Amics de l'Òpera de Sabadell Barcelona
Liceu Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona
ABAO Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall Bilbao
Teatro Real Madrid
Teatro Cervantes Málaga
Opera 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

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Göteborgs Operan Gothenburg
Malmö Musikteater Malmö
Södertäljeoperan Södertälje
Drottningholms Slottsteater Stockholm
Folkoperan Stockholm
Kungliga Operan Stockholm
Regina - Stockholms Operamathus Stockholm
Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm
Norrlandsoperan Umeå

Switzerland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Theater Basel Basel
StadtTheater Bern Bern
Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva
Opéra-Studio de Genève Geneva
Opéra de Lausanne Lausanne
Opernhaus Zürich Zürich

Turkey

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Ankara State Opera and Ballet Ankara Opera House Ankara
Antalya State Opera and Ballet Antalya
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Atatürk Cultural Center Istanbul
Izmir State Opera and Ballet Izmir
Mersin State Opera and Ballet Mersin
Samsun State Opera and Ballet Samsun
Süreyya Opera (of Kadıköy Municipality) Süreyya Opera House Kadikoy, Istanbul

United Kingdom

England

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Bampton Classical Opera Bampton, Oxfordshire
Birmingham Opera Company Birmingham
Buxton Festival Buxton Opera House Buxton
Surrey Opera Harlequin Theatre, Redhill Croydon, Surrey
Garsington Opera Garsington Manor Garsington, Oxon
Opera South Haslemere, Surrey
Leeds Youth Opera Leeds
Opera North Grand Theatre Leeds Leeds
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Glyndebourne near Lewes
British Youth Opera London
English Pocket Opera Company London
The Classical Opera Company London
The Company of Singers London
Early Opera Company London
English National Opera London Coliseum London
English Touring Opera London
Hampstead Garden Opera London
Hatstand Opera London
Imperial Productions London
Modern Music Theatre Troupe London
Opera A La Carte London
Opera Holland Park London
Opera Integra London
Opera Interludes and London Festival Opera London
Pegasus Opera Company London
The Royal Opera Royal Opera House London
University College Opera The UCL Bloomsbury London
W11 Opera London
Longborough Festival Opera Longborough, Glos
Grange Park Opera near New Alresford, Hants
Opera della Luna Oxford
First Act Opera International Suffolk
Opera Anywhere Sunningwell, Oxfordshire
London Opera Players Surrey
AAC presents Opera for All Wembley
Candlelight Opera Windsor

Northern Ireland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Castleward Opera Strangford Lough

Scotland

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Naked Opera Glasgow
Opera on a Shoestring Glasgow
Scottish Opera Theatre Royal, Glasgow Glasgow
Fife Opera Adam Smith Theatre Kirkcaldy

Wales

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Welsh National Opera Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff
Swansea City Opera Swansea

Ukraine

Name of opera company Principal theatre Principal location
Lviv State Opera and Ballet Lviv