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Opera Europa counts 200 members in 43 countries.
Opera Europa welcomes 13 new members since the summer, and reaches 200 members to close the year!
From the operatic heartland of Germany we are joined by three important theatres with glorious histories. Oper Leipzig is the third oldest Opera in Europe, with a story beginning in 1693. Today it occupies an imposing building from 1960 on Augustusplatz, and is led by Intendant & Generalmusikdirektor Ulf Schirmer and Verwaltungsdirektor Ulrich Jagels. Staatsoper Hannover dates from mid-19th century, but has been extensively rebuilt since WW2. Current Intendant Dr Michael Klügl will be succeeded by Laura Berman from next season. Georg Heckel started this season as Intendant of Landestheater Detmold, the busy Dreispartenhaus in North
Rhine-Westphalia.
Our newest Italian member is Fondazione Teatro Coccia di Novara, a teatro di tradizione in Piedmont, whose recently appointed Director Corinne Baroni contributed to our conference in Paris.
Returning to Opera Europa after a year or more’s absence are Edinburgh International Festival, the Moscow training theatre Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Centre and, from far further afield, the magnificent grand Teatro Colón Buenos Aires.
Our other recruits are smaller companies who have joined as Associate Members or under the recently introduced Junior Associate scheme. That enables us to welcome our first members from Malta, hitherto unrepresented by Opera Europa: Teatru Manoel led by Artistic Director Kenneth Zammit Tabona and Teatru Aurora under Matthew Sultana. Some members are already dreaming of an event on the Mediterranean island! Newcomers also include Nevill Holt Opera, the beautiful new theatre in the English countryside of Leicestershire, under the musical direction of Nicholas Chalmers.
Innovative non-theatre based companies include The Airport Society run from Brussels by Krystian Lada; Operafabriken from Malmö in Sweden, whose producer Leena Malkki joined us in Paris; and Nouvel Opera Fribourg in Switzerland, represented in Paris by Head of Production Emilien Rossier.
- Albania
- Tirana, National Theatre of Opera, Ballet and Folk Ensemble
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón
- Austria
- Bregenz, Bregenzer Festspiele
- Graz, Oper Graz
- Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
- Krems, Ernst Krenek Institut
- Kufstein, OperettenSommer Kufstein
- Linz, Landestheater Linz
- Salzburg, Landestheater Salzburg
- Wien, Theater an der Wien
- Wien, Volksoper Wien
- Wien, Wiener Staatsoper
- Wien, Musiktheatertage Wien
- Azerbaijan
- Baku, Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Belarus
- Minsk, National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
- Belgium
- Antwerpen / Gent, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
- Brussels, La Monnaie / De Munt
- Brussels, The Airport Society
- Gent, LOD
- Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
- Bulgaria
- Sofia, Sofia National Opera and Ballet
- Chile
- Santiago, Municipal de Santiago - Ópera Nacional de Chile
- Croatia
- Zagreb, Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
- Czech Republic
- Brno, National Theatre Brno
- Opava, Slezské divadlo Opava
- Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
- Prague, Národní divadlo / The National Theatre Prague
- Denmark
- Aarhus, Den Jyske Opera / Danish National Opera
- Copenhagen, Royal Danish Opera
- Hellerup, NordicOpera
- Estonia
- Tallinn, Estonian National Opera
- Finland
- Helsinki, Finnish National Opera and Ballet
- Helsinki, Helsingin Koominen Ooppera
- Savonlinna, Savonlinna Opera Festival
- France
- Aix-en-Provence, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
- Baugé, Opéra de Baugé
- Bordeaux, Opéra National de Bordeaux
- Caen, Théâtre de Caen
- Dijon, Opéra de Dijon
- Lille, Le Concert d'Astrée
- Lille , Opéra de Lille
- Lyon, Opéra national de Lyon
- Massy, Opéra de Massy
- Montpellier, Opera Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie
- Nancy, Opéra national de Lorraine
- Nice, Opéra de Nice
- Paris, Opéra national de Paris
- Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
- Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
- Paris, Opéra Comique
- Paris, Les Talens Lyriques
- Paris, T&M-Paris
- Paris, Les Arts Florissants
- Paris, Opéra In Situ
- Rouen, Opéra de Rouen Normandie
- Strasbourg, Opéra national du Rhin
- Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole
- Georgia
- Tbilisi, Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre
- Germany
- Augsburg, Theater Augsburg
- Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin
- Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin
- Bonn, Theater Bonn
- Braunschweig, Staatstheater Braunschweig
- Detmold, Landestheater Detmold
- Dortmund, Theater Dortmund
- Düsseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg
- Essen, Aalto Theater Essen
- Frankfurt am Main, Oper Frankfurt
- Giessen, Stadttheater Giessen
- Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatsoper Hannover
- Heidelberg, Theater und Orchester Heidelberg
- Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
- Köln, Oper Köln
- Leipzig, Oper Leipzig
- Magdeburg, Theater Magdeburg
- Mainz, Staatstheater Mainz
- München, Bayerische Staatsoper
- Saarbrücken, Saarländisches Staatstheater
- Stuttgart, Oper Stuttgart
- Wiesbaden, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
- Wiesbaden, Camerata Nuova
- Wuppertal, Wuppertaler Bühnen und Sinfonieorchester
- Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
- Greece
- Athens, Greek National Opera
- Hungary
- Budapest, Hungarian State Opera
- Budapest, Armel Opera Festival
- Iceland
- Reykjavík, The Icelandic Opera
- Ireland
- Dublin, Irish National Opera
- Lismore, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
- Wexford, Wexford Festival Opera
- Israel
- Tel Aviv, The Israeli Opera
- Italy
- Bari, Fondazione lirico sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari
- Bereguardo, Et in Arcadia Ego | Astraea
- Bergamo, Fondazione Teatro Donizetti
- Bologna, Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Bolzano / Trento, Fondazione Haydn
- Brescia, Fondazione Teatro Grande di Brescia
- Cagliari, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
- Como, AsLiCo / Teatro Sociale di Como
- Firenze, Fondazione Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Genova, Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice
- Jesi, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini Teatro G.B. Pergolesi
- Macerata, Macerata Opera Festival
- Milano, Teatro alla Scala
- Milano, Accademia Teatro alla Scala
- Modena, Associazione Teatrale Emilia Romagna (ATER)
- Modena, Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena
- Napoli, Fondazione Teatro di San Carlo
- Novara, Fondazione Teatro Coccia di Novara
- Palermo, Teatro Massimo
- Parma, Teatro Regio Parma
- Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
- Reggio Emilia, Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia
- Rome, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Torino, Teatro Regio Torino
- Trieste, Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
- Venezia, Teatro La Fenice
- Venezia, Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française
- Japan
- Tokyo, New National Theatre, Tokyo
- Kazakhstan
- Astana, Astana Opera
- Latvia
- Riga, Latvian National Opera and Ballet
- Lithuania
- Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Malta
- Valletta, Teatru Manoel
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam
- Enschede, Nederlandse Reisopera
- Maastricht, Opera Zuid
- Rotterdam, Operadagen Rotterdam
- The Hague, OPERA2DAY
- Norway
- Bergen, Bergen National Opera
- Oslo, Den Norske Opera og Ballett
- Oslo, Opera Norge
- Trondheim, Trondheim Symfoniorkester
- Poland
- Gdańsk, Opera Bałtycka Gdansk
- Krakow, Capella Cracoviensis
- Poznań, Teatr Wielki - Opera Poznań
- Warsaw, Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera Warsaw
- Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska
- Portugal
- Lisbon, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
- Russia
- Moscow, Bolshoï Theatre
- Moscow, The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow
- Moscow, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre
- Moscow, Moscow Music Theatre Helikon-opera
- Moscow, The Moscow State Opera and Ballet Theatre for Young Audience named after Natalia Sats
- Moscow, Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Centre
- Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Perm, Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Rostov-on-Don, Rostov State Opera and Ballet
- Saint Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Theatre
- Serbia
- Belgrade, Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
- Belgrade, National Theatre Belgrade
- Slovenia
- Ljubljana, SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana / Slovenian National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana
- Spain
- Astigarraga, Intermezzo Programaciones Musicales
- Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Barcelona, Festival Castell de Peralada
- Bilbao, ABAO. Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
- Madrid, Teatro Real
- Oviedo, Ópera de Oviedo
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Auditorio de Tenerife
- Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
- Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
- Sultanate of Oman
- Muscat, Royal Opera House Muscat
- Sweden
- Drottningholm, Drottningholm Slottsteater
- Göteborg, GöteborgsOperan
- Karlstad, Wermland Opera Karlstadt
- Malmö, Malmö Opera och Musikteater AB
- Malmö, Operafabriken
- Stockholm, Royal Swedish Opera
- Stockholm, Folkoperan
- Umeå, NorrlandsOperan
- Switzerland
- Basel, Theater Basel
- Biel / Solothurn, Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn TOBS
- Fribourg, NOF - Nouvel Opéra Fribourg
- Genève, Grand Théâtre de Genève
- St. Gallen, Theater St. Gallen
- Zürich, Opernhaus Zürich
- Zürich, Il Pomo d'Oro
- Tunesia
- Tunis, Théâtre de l'opéra de Tunis
- Turkey
- Ankara, General Directorate of the State Opera and Ballet
- UK
- Alresford (Hampshire), The Grange Festival
- Belfast, Northern Ireland Opera
- Birmingham, Birmingham Opera Company
- Cardiff, Music Theatre Wales
- Cardiff, Welsh National Opera
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Festival
- Garsington, Garsington Opera
- Glasgow, Scottish Opera
- Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
- Leeds, Opera North
- London, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- London, Royal National Theatre
- London, Theatre Projects Consultants
- London, Philharmonia Orchestra
- London, English National Opera
- London, Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells
- London, Opera Holland Park
- London, National Opera Studio
- London, Opera Rara
- Ukraine
- Kharkiv, Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Kyiv, National Opera of Ukraine
- Kyiv, Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Operetta
- L'viv, L'viv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
- United Kingdom
- London, Nevill Holt Opera