Performing arts that move across borders.

MILAN / NAPLES / VENICE / TURIN / BOLOGNA / ROME / FLORENCE

Italy

The historic core: repertory houses, festival engines and theatres where bel canto, Verdi, Puccini and contemporary Italian opera still move at full force.

Teatro alla Scala Teatro di San Carlo Teatro La Fenice Teatro Regio di Torino Teatro Comunale di Bologna Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

DRESDEN / MUNICH / BERLIN / FRANKFURT / HAMBURG / LEIPZIG

Germany

A dense repertory ecosystem, from historic state opera houses to city companies known for daring productions and deep ensemble traditions.

Semperoper Bavarian State Opera Berlin State Opera Deutsche Oper Berlin Oper Frankfurt Hamburg State Opera Leipzig Opera

VIENNA / SALZBURG / GRAZ

Austria

Imperial repertory, festival prestige and strong regional production culture in one of opera's most active countries.

Vienna State Opera Salzburg Festival Graz Opera

PARIS / LYON

France

Grand opera heritage and modern production scale, led by Paris and joined by one of Europe's most artistically visible regional houses.

Palais Garnier Opera Bastille Opera National de Lyon

LONDON / SUSSEX

United Kingdom

From Covent Garden's international casting to ENO's English-language mission and Glyndebourne's festival identity.

Royal Opera House English National Opera Glyndebourne Festival

MADRID / BARCELONA / VALENCIA

Spain

A major southern European circuit where historic theatres and contemporary architecture meet strong international seasons.

Teatro Real Gran Teatre del Liceu Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

ANKARA / ISTANBUL / IZMIR / ANTALYA / MERSIN / SAMSUN

Turkey

A national opera and ballet network connecting multiple city stages and a growing international artistic conversation.

State Opera and Ballet of Turkey

TBILISI / BAKU / YEREVAN

Caucasus

A region with powerful dramatic voices and the legacy of Soviet vocal schooling, especially visible in bass and dramatic repertoire.

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

TOKYO / OTSU

Japan

A highly refined production culture with European-level technical standards, strong audience discipline and ambitious international collaborations.

New National Theatre Tokyo Nissay Theatre Biwako Hall

SEOUL / DAEGU

South Korea

One of Asia's strongest opera markets, with Daegu's international festival becoming a serious regional reference point.

Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater Daegu Opera House Daegu International Opera Festival

BEIJING / SHANGHAI / GUANGZHOU

China

A rapidly expanding opera infrastructure shaped by major architectural investment and international production partnerships.

National Centre for the Performing Arts Shanghai Grand Theatre Guangzhou Opera House

NEW YORK / CHICAGO / SAN FRANCISCO / HOUSTON / LOS ANGELES

United States

Large-scale American opera institutions with strong commissioning, festival, training and community programmes.

Metropolitan Opera House Lyric Opera of Chicago San Francisco Opera Houston Grand Opera Los Angeles Opera

MOSCOW / SAINT PETERSBURG

Russia

Two monumental institutions with deep opera, ballet and orchestral traditions and a long influence on vocal training.

Bolshoi Theatre Mariinsky Theatre

PRAGUE / BUDAPEST / WARSAW

Central Europe

National opera houses with strong repertory seasons, distinctive language traditions and important orchestral cultures.

National Theatre Prague Hungarian State Opera Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

TORONTO / BUENOS AIRES / RIO DE JANEIRO / SAO PAULO

Canada & Latin America

A trans-American axis spanning Canadian company life, Teatro Colon's global prestige and Brazil's historic municipal stages.

Canadian Opera Company Teatro Colon Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Theatro Municipal de Sao Paulo

SYDNEY / MELBOURNE

Australia

A harbour icon and a national company connecting opera, touring productions and large-scale performing arts.

Sydney Opera House Opera Australia