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

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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

ee also

*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
*List of opera festivals

External links

* [http://theoperacritic.com "The Opera Critic", an on-line site for information about opera companies, productions, etc]
* [http://www.operissimo.com/ "Operissimo", an on-line database with information about companies, singers, etc]