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 List 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Teatri i Operas dhe Baletit | Tirana |
Armenia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia National Opera and Ballet | Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Named after Alexander Spendiarian | Yerevan |
Austria
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre | Baku |
Belarus
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus | Minsk |
Belgium
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnian National Opera | National Theatre in Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
Bulgaria
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Rousse State Opera | Rousse | |
| National Opera and Ballet | Sofia | |
| Varna Opera Theatre | Varna |
Croatia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Croatian National Theatre | Zagreb |
Cyprus
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus | The Medieval Pafos Castle | Pafos |
Czech Republic
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Aarhus KammerOpera | Aarhus | |
| Aarhus Sommeropera | Aarhus | |
| Den Jyske Opera | Aarhus | |
| Det Kongelige Teater | Copenhagen | |
| Det Nordjyske Operakompagni | Skørping |
Estonia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Estonian National Opera | Tallinn |
European Union
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| European Union Opera | Baden-Baden |
Finland
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Suomen Kansallisooppera | Helsinki | |
| Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat | Savonlinna |
France
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Academy Theatre | Tbilisi |
Germany
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theater Aachen | Aachen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Rossini in Wildbad | Bad Wildbad | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Bayreuth Festival | Festspielhaus Bayreuth | 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 | |
| Theater Essen | Aalto Theatre | Essen | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Oper Frankfurt | Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Hessen |
| Musiktheater im Revier | Gelsenkirchen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Bühnen der Stadt Gera | Gera | Thüringen | |
| Stadttheater Giessen | Giessen | Hessen | |
| Theater Hagen | Hagen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Halle Opera | 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 | |
| Südthüringisches Staatstheater | Meiningen | Thüringen | |
| 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 | Hesse | |
| Wuppertaler Bühnen | Opernhaus Wuppertal | Wuppertal | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Mainfranken Theater Würzburg | Würzburg | Bavaria |
Greece
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Magyar Állami Operaház | Budapest |
Iceland
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| The Icelandic Opera | Reykjavík |
Republic of Ireland
| 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
| 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[1] | 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Latvian National Opera | Riga |
Liechtenstein
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Vaduz | Vaduz |
Lithuania
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre | Vilnius |
Luxembourg
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Republic of Macedonia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Macedonian National Theatre | Skopje |
Malta
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Teatru Manoel | Valletta | |
| Aurora Opera House | Gozo | |
| Astra Theatre | Gozo |
Monaco
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Salle Garnier | Monte Carlo |
The Netherlands
| 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 |
Norway
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Operaen i Kristiansund | Kristiansund | |
| Den Norske Opera | Oslo |
Poland
| 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 |
Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu
Portugal
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Companhia Portuguesa de Opera | Lisbon | |
| Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon |
Romania
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Romanian National Opera, Bucharest | Bucharest | |
| Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca |
Russia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theatre | Chelyabinsk | |
| Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre | Ekaterinburg | |
| Tatar State Opera and 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 Musical Theatre (named after Boris Pokrovsky) | Moscow | |
| Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre | Moscow | |
| Novaya Opera Theatre | Moscow | |
| Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| Novosibirsk State Opera | Novosibirsk | |
| Permskiy Akademichesky Teatr Opera i Ballet Im. P. I. Chaykovsky | 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| National Theatre in Belgrade | Belgrade | |
| Serbian National Theatre | Novi Sad |
Slovakia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak National Theatre | Bratislava | |
| Štátne divadlo Košice | Košice | |
| Štátna opera | Banská Bystrica |
Slovenia
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet | Ljubljana |
Spain
| 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 | |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Armonico Consort | Warwickshire | |
| Bampton Classical Opera | Bampton, Oxfordshire | |
| Birmingham Opera Company | Birmingham | |
| British Youth Opera | London | |
| Buxton Festival | Buxton Opera House | Buxton |
| Candlelight Opera | Windsor | |
| Classical Opera Company | London | |
| Company of Singers | London | |
| Early Opera Company | London | |
| English National Opera | London Coliseum | London |
| English Pocket Opera Company[2] | London | |
| English Touring Opera | London-based; tours many locations | |
| First Act Opera International | Suffolk | |
| Garsington Opera | Oxfordshire | |
| Glyndebourne Festival Opera | Glyndebourne | near Lewes |
| Grange Park Opera | near New Alresford, Hants | |
| Hampstead Garden Opera | London | |
| Hatstand Opera | London | |
| Imperial Productions | London | |
| Leeds Youth Opera | Leeds | |
| London Opera Players, The New[3] | Surrey | |
| Longborough Festival Opera | Longborough, Glos | |
| Modern Music Theatre Troupe | London | |
| New Chamber Opera | Oxford | |
| Opera A La Carte | London | |
| Opera Anywhere[4] | Sunningwell, Oxfordshire | |
| Opera della Luna[5] | Oxford | |
| Opera for All[6] | Wembley | |
| Opera Holland Park | London | |
| Opera Integra | London | |
| Opera Interludes / London Festival Opera | London and elsewhere | |
| Opera Lyrica | Oxford | |
| Opera North | Grand Theatre Leeds | Leeds |
| Opera Seria | Studio Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music | Manchester[7] |
| Opera South | Haslemere, Surrey | |
| Pegasus Opera Company | London | |
| The Royal Opera, Covent Garden | Royal Opera House | London |
| Surrey Opera | Harlequin Theatre, Redhill | Croydon, Surrey |
| Tête à Tête | London | |
| University College Opera | The UCL Bloomsbury | London |
| W11 Opera | London | |
Northern Ireland
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Castleward Opera | Strangford Lough |
Scotland
| 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 |
Wales
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh National Opera | Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff |
| Mid Wales Opera[8] | Theatr Hafren | Newtown |
| Swansea City Opera | Swansea |
Ukraine
| Company | Principal theatre | Principal location |
|---|---|---|
| Lviv State Opera and Ballet | Lviv |