List of opera houses
Appearance
This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for clarity.
Africa
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Egypt
- Alexandria Opera House or Sayed Darwish Theatre, (formerly Teatro Mohamed Ali), Alexandria
- Cairo Opera House, Cairo
- Damanhur Theatre, Damanhur
- Khedivial Opera House, Cairo
South Africa
- Artscape Opera House (Cape Town Opera Company), Cape Town
- Joburg Theatre
- Pretoria State Theatre
Asia
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Armenia
- Yerevan Opera Theatre, Yerevan
Azerbaijan
China
- Century Theatre, Beijing
- Guangzhou Friendship Theatre
- Guangzhou Beilei Theatre
- Guangzhou Military Auditorium
- Guangzhou Huanghuagang Theatre
- Guangzhou Guanglian Hall
- Theatre No.13 of Guangzhou Drama Arts Center
- Guangzhou South Theatre
- Guangzhou Jiangnan Theatre
- Guangzhou Rainbow Theatre
- Guangzhou Opera House
- Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Hangzhou
- Harbin Opera Theatre, Harbin
- National Centre for the Performing Arts
- Oriental Opera Hall at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai
- Poly Theatre (Beijing), Beijing
- Poly Theatre (Beijing) (People's Liberation Army Opera House), Beijing
- Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai
- Zhengyici-xi-lou, Beijing Opera, Beijing
Hong Kong
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- Theatre, Ko Shan Theatre
- Theatre Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
- Auditorium North District Town Hall
- Theatre, Sai Wab Ho Civic Centre
- Auditorium, Shatin Town Hall
- Theatre, Sheungwan Civic Centre
- Sunbeam Theatre
- Auditorium Taipo Civic Centre
- Auditorium Tuen Mun Town Hall
- Auditorium Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Georgia
India
- Royal Opera House (Mumbai)—defunct
Indonesia
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Iran
Israel
Japan
- Aichi Arts Centre, Nagoya
- Biwako Hall, Ōtsu, Shiga
- Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo
- Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
- New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT)
- NHK Hall, Tokyo
- Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
- Yokosuka Arts Theatre, Yokosuka
Kazakhstan
- ABAI Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Almaty (1934)
- Baiseitova Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Astana (2000-2012, terminated)
- State Opera and Ballet Theatre "Astana opera", Astana (2012)
- Palace of Peace and Reconciliation - Opera Hall, Astana (2006)
- Shymkent Regional Opera and Ballet Theatre, Shymkent (2007)
Malaysia
- Palace of Culture, Kuala Lumpur
Mongolia
Oman
- Royal Opera House, Muscat
Philippines
- Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
- Manila Grand Opera House - historic theatre, now demolished
Singapore
- Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
- Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall, Singapore
South Korea
- Daegu Opera House, Daegu
- National Theater of Korea, Seoul
- Seoul Arts Center Opera House, Seoul
- Seongnam Arts Center Opera House, Seongnam
Taiwan
Thailand
- Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Turkey
- Ankara Opera House, Ankara
- city Opera, Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality, Eskisehir
- Antalya State Opera and Ballet, Antalya
- Süreyya Opera House Kadıköy, Istanbul
- İzmir State Opera and Ballet, Elhamra Palace, İzmir
- Leyla Gencer Sahnesi, Ankara
- Mersin Halkevi (Mersin State Opera and Ballet), Mersin
- Operet Sahnesi, Ankara
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Uzbekistan
Vietnam
- Haiphong Opera House, Haiphong
- Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi
- Municipal Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon Opera House), Ho Chi Minh City
Europe
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Albania
- Tirana Opera House, Tirana
Austria
- Bregenzer Festspiele, Bregenz
- Grazer Oper, Graz
- Salzburg Festival, Salzburg
- Musiktheater Linz, Linz
- Theater Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt
- Schönbrunn Schlosstheater, Vienna
- Theater an der Wien, Vienna. Historic theatre associated with Mozart's time.
- Volksoper Wien (Vienna People's Opera), Vienna
- Neue Oper Wien, Vienna
- Wiener Kammeroper (Vienna Chamber Opera), Vienna
- Theater am Kärntnertor (Hofoper), Vienna
- Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), Vienna
Belgium
- La Monnaie/De Munt (Royal Theatre of the Mint), Brussels
- Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège
- Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp
- Vlaamse Opera, Ghent
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- National theatre Opera and Ballet, Sarajevo
Bulgaria
- Bourgas Opera Theatre, Bourgas
- National Opera and Ballet, Sofia
- Rousse State Opera, Rousse
- State Opera Plovdiv, Plovdiv
- State Opera Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora
- Varna Opera Theatre, Varna
Croatia
- Croatian National Theatre, Osijek[1]
- Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka[2]
- Croatian National Theatre, Split (city)[3]
- Croatian National Theatre, Varaždin[4]
- Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, Zagreb[5]
Czech Republic
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- National Theatre (Prague) (Národní Divadlo), Prague
- The State Opera (Prague) (Státní opera), Prague
- Theatre of the Estates (Stavovské divadlo or Estates Theatre), Prague
Denmark
- The Copenhagen Opera House (Operaen), Copenhagen
- Det Kongelige Teater (Royal Danish Theatre), Copenhagen
- Den Jyske Opera, Aarhus
- Opera Hedeland, Hedehusene
- Funen Opera, Odense
Estonia
- Estonian National Opera, Tallinn
Finland
- Aleksanterin Teatteri, Helsinki
- Kansallisooppera, Helsinki
France
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- Auditorium de Dijon, Dijon (Opéra de Dijon)
- Grand Théâtre, Dijon (Opéra de Dijon)
- Grand Théâtre, Angers
- Grand Théâtre, Bordeaux
- Nouvel Opéra, Lyon
- Opéra Bastille, Paris
- Opéra-théâtre d'Avignon, Avignon
- Opéra Théâtre de Besançon, Besançon
- Opéra-Comique, Paris
- Opéra de Lille, Lille
- Opéra Théâtre de Limoges, Limoges
- Opéra national de Lorraine, Nancy
- Opéra de Marseille, Marseille
- Opéra et Orchestre National de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier
- Opéra de Nice, Nice
- Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg
- Opéra de Rennes, Rennes
- Opéra de Rouen, Rouen
- Opéra royal du château de Versailles, Versailles
- Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne
- Opéra-Théâtre de Metz, Metz
- Opéra de Toulon, Toulon
- Opéra de Tours, Tours
- Palais Garnier, Paris
- Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse
- Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
- Théâtre Graslin, Nantes
Germany
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- Aalto Theatre, Essen
- Alte Oper (former opera house), Frankfurt
- de , Dessau
- Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
- Bayreuth Festspielhaus (Bayreuth Festival Theatre), Bayreuth
- Chemnitz Opera, Chemnitz
- Cologne Opera, Cologne
- Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich
- Deutsche Oper am Rhein (German Opera of the Rhine), Düsseldorf
- Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Weimar
- Dortmund Opera, Dortmund
- Deutsche Oper Berlin (Berlin German Opera), Berlin
- Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg (under construction)
- Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden Festival Theatre), Baden-Baden
- Halle Opera House, Halle
- Hamburgische Staatsoper (Hamburg State Opera), Hamburg
- Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden
- Kiel Opera House, Kiel
- Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin
- Kroll Opera House, Berlin (destroyed in 1943)
- Landestheater Altenburg (de), Altenburg
- Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth
- Mecklenburg State Theatre, Schwerin
- Das Meininger Theater, Meiningen
- Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen
- Nationaltheater Mannheim, Mannheim
- National Theatre Munich (Bavarian State Opera), Munich
- Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Oldenburg (Lower Saxony)
- Oper am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg
- Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera), Frankfurt
- Oper Leipzig (Leipzig Opera), Leipzig
- Opernhaus am Taschenberg, Dresden (changed to church in 1708, demolished in 1888)
- Opernhaus am Zwinger, Dresden (1719, destroyed 1849)
- Opernhaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- Opernhaus Wuppertal, Wuppertal
- Prinzregententheater, Munich
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- Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Schwetzingen
- Semperoper (Saxon State Opera), Dresden
- Staatsoper Hannover, Hanover
- Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Berlin
- Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich
- Staatstheater Braunschweig, Braunschweig
- Staatstheater Darmstadt, Darmstadt
- Staatstheater Kassel, Kassel
- Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz
- Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nuremberg
- Staatstheater Stuttgart, Stuttgart
- Theater Bonn, Bonn
- Theater Bremen, Bremen
- Theater Dortmund, Dortmund
- Theater Duisburg, Duisburg
- de , Erfurt
- Theater Heidelberg, Heidelberg
- Theater Lübeck, Lübeck
- de , Ulm
- Theater Trier, Trier
Greece
- Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera, Athens
- Athens Concert Hall, Athens
- Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Thessaloniki
- Apollon Theatre (Ermoupoli) (in Greek), Ermoupolis [6]
Hungary
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- Budapest Operetta Theatre (Budapesti Operettszínház), Budapest
- Erkel Theatre (Erkel Színház), Budapest
- Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Állami Operaház), Budapest
Iceland
- The Icelandic Opera (Íslenska Óperan), Reykjavík[7]
Ireland
Italy
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- Arena di Verona, Verona
- Sferisterio, Macerata
- Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan
- Teatro Argentina, Rome
- Teatro Alessandro Bonci, Cesena
- Teatro Alfieri, Asti
- Teatro Alfieri, Florence
- Teatro Alfieri, Turin
- Teatro Capranica, Rome
- Teatro Carignano, Turin
- Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa
- Teatro Civico, Sassari
- Teatro Civico, Tortona
- Teatro Comunale, Alessandria
- Teatro Comunale Alighieri, Ravenna
- Teatro Comunale, Bologna
- Teatro Comunale, Ferrara
- Teatro Comunale, Florence
- Teatro Comunale Gabriello Chiabrera, Savona
- Teatro Communale G. B. Pergolesi, Jesi
- Teatro Comunale, Modena
- Teatro Communale Ponchielli, Cremona
- Teatro della Pergola, Florence
- Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo
- Teatro La Fenice, Venice
- Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste
- Teatro Fraschini, Pavia
- Teatro Francesco Cilea, Reggio Calabria
- Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Busseto
- Teatro della Gran Guardia, Livorno
- Teatro Grande, Brescia
- Teatro Lirico, Milan
- Teatro Lirico, Cagliari
- Teatro Malibran, Venice
- Teatro Marrucino, Chieti
- Teatro Massimo, Palermo
- Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia
- Teatro Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo
- Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania
- Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
- Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Rome
- Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari
- Teatro Politeama, Lecce
- Teatro Regio Ducal, Milan (burned down in 1776; replaced by Teatro alla Scala)
- Teatro Regio di Parma, Parma
- Teatro Regio Torino, Turin
- Teatro Rossini, Lugo
- Teatro Rossini, Pesaro
- Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
- Teatro alla Scala, Milan (La Scala)
- Teatro Sociale, Como
Latvia
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- Latvian National Opera (LNO, Latvijas Nacionālā Opera), Riga
Lithuania
- Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras), Vilnius
Malta
Macedonia
- Macedonian Opera and Ballet[8]
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Moldova
Monaco
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Netherlands
Norway
- Den Norske Opera (Norwegian National Opera), Oslo
- Oslo Opera House
- Operaen i Kristiansund
- Operahuset Nordfjord
- Folketeatret
Poland
- Polish National Opera (Great Theatre), Warsaw
- Baltic State Opera, Gdańsk
- Opera Krakowska, Kraków
- Kraków Chamber Opera, Kraków
- Opera Nova, Bydgoszcz
- Silesian Opera, Bytom
- Court Opera in Łazienki complex, Warsaw
- Grand Theatre, Łódź
- Great Theatre, Poznań, Poznań
- Opera in the castle, Szczecin
- Opera Podlaska, Białystok
- Warsaw Chamber Opera, Warsaw
- Wrocław Opera, Wrocław
- Teatr Muzyczny w Lublinie, Lublin
Portugal
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Romania
- Romanian National Opera, Bucharest
- Cluj-Napoca Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca
- Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera, Cluj-Napoca
- Comic Opera House for Children, Bucharest[9]
- Galaţi Musical Theatre, Galaţi[10]
- Iaşi Romanian National Opera, Iaşi[11]
- Lyric Theatre, Craiova[12]
- National Operetta Theatre, Bucharest[13]
- National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Constanţa[14]
- Opera Brașov, Brașov,[15]
- Timișoara Romanian National Opera, Timișoara[16]
Russia
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- Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ufa
- Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow[17]
- Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater, Cheboksary
- Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ekaterinburg[18]
- Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, Krasnoyarsk
- Magnitogorsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, Magnitogorsk
- Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
- Mayakovsky Theatre (Helikon Opera), Moscow [19]
- Mikhaylovsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
- Moscow Operette Thearte, Moscow
- Pokrovsky Moscow State Academic Chamber Musical Theatre, Moscow
- Musa Calil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kazan[20]
- Novaya Opera Theatre, Moscow[21]
- Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, Novosibirsk[22]
- Pushkin Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod[23]
- Pyotr Illytch Tchaikovsky Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm
- Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara
- Saratov State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Saratov
- Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Musical Academic Theatre, Moscow[24]
- Taganrog Theatre, Taganrog
- Tsaritsynskaya opera, Volgograd
- Voronezh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Voronezh
- Republic Sakha - Yakutia State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yakutsk
- The Chelyabinsk state academic opera and ballet theatre of M.I.Glinka, Chelyabinsk[25]
- Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yoshkar-Ola[26]
- Buryat Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ulan-Ude[27]
- St Petersburg Chamber Opera, Saint Petersburg[28]
- Rostov State Opera and Ballet, Rostov[29]
- Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Centre, Moscow[30]
- State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk[31]
- Astrakhan State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Astrakhan[32]
Serbia
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Slovakia
- Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava
- State Opera in Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica
- State Theatre Košice, Košice
Spain
- Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, Bilbao
- Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
- Kursaal Palace, San Sebastián
- Palacio de la Ópera, A Coruña
- Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia
- Teatre La Faràndula, Sabadell
- Teatre Principal, Barcelona (now closed)
- Teatre Principal de Maó, Mahón
- Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao
- Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo
- Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville
- Teatro Real, Madrid
- Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid
Sweden
- Drottningholm Palace Theatre (Drottningholms Slottsteater), Drottningholm
- Folkoperan, Stockholm
- Gothenburg Opera (GöteborgsOperan), Gothenburg
- Läckö Castle Opera, Lidköping
- Malmö Opera (Malmö Opera), Malmö
- Norrland Opera, Umeå
- Royal Swedish Opera (Kungliga Operan), Stockholm
Switzerland
- Bern Theatre (Stadttheater Bern), Bern
- Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva
- Lausanne Opera, Lausanne
- Opernhaus Zürich, Zürich
- Stadttheater Luzern, Lucerne
- Theater Basel, Basel
- Theater Biel-Solothurn, Biel/Bienne–Solothurn
- Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen
Ukraine
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- Dnipropetrovsk Opera, Dnipropetrovsk[33]
- Donetsk Opera, Donetsk[34]
- Kharkiv Opera, Kharkiv[35]
- Kiev Opera, Kiev
- October Palace, Kiev
- Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Lviv National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet), Lviv[36]
- Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, Odessa[37]
- Chernivtsi Opera House, Chernivtsi
United Kingdom
England
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- Opera House, Buxton
- Coliseum Theatre, London
- Garsington Opera, Buckinghamshire
- Glyndebourne, East Sussex
- Grand Opera House, York
- Grand Theatre, Leeds
- Grange Park Opera, Northington, Hampshire
- Lowry Centre, Salford
- Opera House, Manchester
- Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
- Sadler's Wells (Sadler's Wells Theatre), London
- Opera House, Tunbridge Wells
- Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Wakefield Opera House (became cinema 1920s), Wakefield
Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre (Festival Theatre), Edinburgh
- Music Hall & Opera House (Remodelled 1889 as Assembly Rooms), Dundee
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow (Scottish Opera), Glasgow
Wales
- Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru (Wales Millennium Centre), Cardiff
- Craig-y-Nos Castle, Powys, Wales
North America
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Canada
- Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (Canadian Opera Company), Toronto, Ontario
- Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall, Manitoba Opera, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, (Edmonton Opera), Edmonton, Alberta
- Opera Lyra Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
- Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, a theatre of the Place des Arts, (Montréal Opera), Montréal, Quebec
- Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, (Calgary Opera), Calgary, Alberta
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre, (Vancouver Opera), Vancouver, British Columbia
- Royal Theatre, Pacific Opera Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
- Dofasco Centre for the Performing Arts, Hamilton Opera, Hamilton, Ontario
- Elgin Theatre, Opera Atelier, Toronto, Ontario
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Mexico
Panamá Teatro Nacional
United States
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- Abraham Chavez Theatre (El Paso Opera), El Paso, Texas
- Academy of Music (Opera Company of Philadelphia), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth Opera), Fort Worth, Texas
- Baton Rouge River Center (Opéra Louisiane), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Benedum Center (Pittsburgh Opera), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Boston Opera House (1909), Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston Opera House (1980), Boston, Massachusetts
- Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center (Houston Grand Opera), Houston, Texas
- California Theater, (Opera San Jose), San Jose, California
- Carpenter Theater (Virginia Opera), Richmond, Virginia
- Central City Opera House (Central City Opera), Central City, Colorado
- Civic Opera House (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Chicago, Illinois
- Civic Theatre Opera House (San Diego Opera), San Diego, California
- Clowes Memorial Hall, (Indianapolis Opera), Indianapolis, Indiana
- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia
- Crosby Theatre (Santa Fe Opera), Santa Fe, New Mexico
- David H. Koch Theater, (formerly New York State Theater) (formerly New York City Opera venue)
- Detroit Opera House (Michigan Opera Theater), Detroit, Michigan
- Dicapo Opera Theater (Dicapo Opera), New York, New York
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles Opera), Los Angeles, California
- Duchamp Opera House (1830) (Le Petit Paris), St. Martinville, Louisiana
- Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Opera Colorado), Denver, Colorado
- French Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Harrison Opera House (Virginia Opera), Norfolk, Virginia
- Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York[38][39]
- Howell Opera House, Howell, Michigan
- Jefferson Performing Arts Center (Jefferson Performing Arts Society), Metairie, Louisiana
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House (Washington National Opera), Washington, D.C.
- Lyric Opera House (Baltimore Opera), Baltimore, Maryland
- Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, (New Orleans Opera) New Orleans, Louisiana
- Marcus Center (Florentine Opera), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- McCaw Hall (Seattle Opera), Seattle, Washington
- Mercury Opera House, Rochester, New York
- Metropolitan Opera House (Metropolitan Opera), New York, New York
- Moores Opera House (Moores School of Music,[40] University of Houston[41]), Houston, Texas
- Music Hall (Cincinnati Opera), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Peabody Opera House, in St. Louis, Missouri
- Plaza Theater, in El Paso, Texas
- New York State Theater (See David H. Koch Theater) (formerly New York City Opera), New York, New York
- Newberry Opera House (South Carolina Opera and Asheville Lyric Opera), Newberry, South Carolina
- Rapides Opera House, Alexandria, Louisiana
- RiverView Theater, (Shreveport Opera), Shreveport, Louisiana
- Sarasota Opera House (Sarasota Opera), Sarasota, Florida
- War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco Opera), San Francisco, California
- Reynolds Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Segerstrom Hall (Opera Pacific), Costa Mesa, California
- Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia
- Théâtre d'Orléans, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Theatre de la Renaissance, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Theatre de la Rue Saint Pierre, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Winspear Opera House (Dallas Opera), Dallas, Texas
- Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami
Oceania
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Australia
- Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
- Canberra Theatre, Canberra
- His Majesty's Theatre, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
- Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
- State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne (also known as the Victorian Arts Centre), Melbourne
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney
- Theatre Royal, Hobart, Tasmania
New Zealand
- Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru[42]
- Opera House, Wellington
- St. James Theatre, Wellington
- The Aotea Centre, Auckland. (Now known as "Auckland Live")
South America
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Argentina
- Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires[43]
- Independencia Theater, Mendoza
- Teatro Libertador General San Martín, Córdoba
- Teatro Alberdi, San Miguel de Tucumán
- Teatro Argentino de La Plata, La Plata
- Teatro El Circulo, Rosario[44]
- Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
- Teatro San Martin, San Miguel de Tucumán
- Municipal Theater of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Bolivia
- Teatro René Moreno, Santa Cruz
- Casa Teatro, Santa Cruz
Brazil
- Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
- Teatro Arthur Azevedo, São Luís
- Theatro da Paz, Belém
- Teatro José de Alencar, Fortaleza
- Teatro Santa Isabel, Recife
- Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), Rio de Janeiro
- Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), São Paulo
- Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), São João da Boa Vista
- Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), Santos
- Wire Opera House, Curitiba
- Teatro São Pedro, São Paulo
- Teatro Pedro II, Ribeirão Preto
- Teatro São Pedro, Porto Alegre
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
See also
- List of buildings
- List of concert halls
- List of contemporary amphitheatres
- List of jazz clubs
- Operabase, a database of opera performances, companies, theatres, and performers
- Opera house
- Theatre
References
Notes
- ^ Croatian National Theatre, Osijek website
- ^ Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka website
- ^ Croatian National Theatre, Split website
- ^ Croatian National Theatre, Varaždin website
- ^ Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Per website: "The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb" seems to be its official name in English and whatever other language they speak
- ^ Apollo Municipal Theater "La Piccola Scala"
- ^ Icelandic opera official website in English
- ^ Macedonian Opera and Ballet company
- ^ Comic Opera House for Children, Bucharest official website
- ^ Galaţi Musical Theatre, official website
- ^ Romanian National Opera, Iaşi official website
- ^ Craiova Lyric Theatre official website
- ^ National Operetta Theatre, Bucharest official website
- ^ Opera and Ballet Theatre, Constanţa official website
- ^ Opera Braşov, Braşov official website
- ^ Romanian National Opera, Timișoara official website
- ^ http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/partners/sovet/
- ^ http://www.uralopera.ru/en/about.php
- ^ http://helikon.ru/eng_default.php
- ^ http://www.kazan-opera.ru/en/about/history/
- ^ http://www.novayaopera.ru/en?page=theatre
- ^ http://www.opera-novosibirsk.ru/index.php?locale=en_us
- ^ http://www.operann.ru/
- ^ http://stanmus.com/
- ^ http://www.chelopera.ru/
- ^ http://www.operaballet.net/en/
- ^ http://www.buryatia.ru/buryatia/culture/index_e.html
- ^ http://www.spbopera.ru/en/
- ^ http://www.rostovopera.ru/about.html
- ^ http://www.opera-centre.ru/centre
- ^ http://www.operaizh.ru/
- ^ http://astoperahouse.ru/en/
- ^ Dnipropetrovsk Opera official website, in Russian
- ^ Donetsk Opera listed on Operabase.com
- ^ Kharkiv Opera official website, in Russian
- ^ Lviv National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet official website, in English
- ^ Odessa State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre official website, in English
- ^ "Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York City". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, NY - NY Daily News (Retrieved on June 21, 2009) Template:Wayback
- ^ Moores School of Music list of opera performances, 2009/10
- ^ University of Houston facilities
- ^ Oamaru Opera house website
- ^ Teatro Avenida's official website showing 2009 performances
- ^ Teatro El Circulo website showing 2009 performances of operas
- ^ Teatro Municipal official website with opera offerings, 2009
Sources
- Allison, John (ed.), Great Opera Houses of the World, supplement to Opera Magazine, London 2003
- Beauvert, Thierry, Opera Houses of the World, The Vendôme Press, New York, 1995. ISBN 0-86565-978-8
- Lynn, Karyl Charna, Opera: the Guide to Western Europe's Great Houses, Santa Fe, New Mexico: John Muir Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-945465-81-5
- 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, Citadel Press, 1996, ISBN 0-8065-1842-1