European Opera Days 2014: A successful journey for all Over

European Opera Days 2014: A successful journey for all
Over 230.000 citizens joined 100 participating houses in 25 countries for the 8th edition of the
European Opera Days on 10 and 11 May 2014. Opera, its diversity, rich heritage and
contemporary message were celebrated through free activities, out-of-house events, online
happenings, rehearsals and performances.
First estimates show that the event’s objectives were realised successfully on European
level, reaching out to new audiences and inviting them to join a “Journey to Opera”: over
50% of the participants throughout Europe were opera newcomers. Moreover, almost 40% of
these participants were estimated to be under 30 years of age, thanks to the innovative
activities proposed by the opera organisations’ organising teams.
We hope to ensure that this journey will continue for all and look forward to the next edition of
the European Opera Days from 8 to 10 May 2015.
Since 2007, opera companies from all over Europe have been collaborating on this project. The
European Opera Days are an open invitation to discover opera in all its forms on the weekend closest
to 9 May, Europe Day.
The European Opera Days are a joint initiative of Opera Europa, the leading organisation for
professional opera companies and festivals throughout Europe, serving over 140 members in 37
countries (www.opera-europa.org), and RESEO, the European network for opera and dance
education, supporting participation, creative learning and youth productions of 80 members in 21
countries (www.reseo.org), in partnership with la Réunion des Opéras de France (www.rof.fr),
ANFOLS (Italty), Opera Norge (Norway), Ópera XXI (www.operaxxi.com), the UK National Opera
Coordinating Committee.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
Participating houses
Austria
Bregenz, Bregenzer Festspiele
Belgium
Brussels, La Monnaie / De Munt
Brussels, Opéra mobile
Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Czech Republic
Brno, National Theatre Brno
Ostrava, National MoravianSilesian Theatre
Denmark
Arhus, Den Jyske Opera
Copenhagen, Royal Danish
Opera
Copenhagen, Volksoper
Copenhagen
Odense, The Funen Opera
Finland
Helsinki, Finnish National Opera
Savonlinna, Savonlinna Opera
Festival
France
Aix-en-Provence, Festival d'Aixen-Provence
Avignon, Opéra du Grand
Avignon
Bordeaux, Opéra national de
Bordeaux
Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique
Clermont Auvergne
Compiègne, Théâtre Impérial De
Compiègne
Dijon, Opéra de Dijon
Fos sur Mer, Plaisir et Partage
Lyrique
Lille, Opéra de Lille
Limoges, Opéra de Limoges
Lyon, Opéra national de Lyon
Marseille, Opéra de Marseille
Massy, Opéra de Massy
Metz, Opéra-Théâtre de Metz
Métropole
Montpellier, Opéra Orchestre
national de Montpellier
Nancy, Opéra national de
Lorraine
Nantes, Angers Nantes Opéra
Nice, Opéra de Nice
Orange, Chorégies d'Orange
Paris, Théâtre des ChampsElysées
Paris, Opéra Comique
Paris, Opéra national de Paris
Paris, Théâtre Athénée LouisJouvet
Reims, Opéra de Reims
Rennes, Opéra de Rennes
Rouen, Opéra de Rouen HauteNormandie
Toulon, Opéra de Toulon
Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole
Tours, Opéra de Tours
Germany
Darmstadt, Staatstheater
Düsseldorf, Deutsche Oper am
Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg
Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im
Revier
Heidelberg, Theater der Stadt
Heidelberg
Karlsruhe, Badisches
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Magdeburg, Theater Magdeburg
Stuttgart, Staatstheater Stuttgart
Iceland
Reykjavík, Icelandic Opera
Ireland
Wexford, Wexford Festival Opera
Italy
Bologna, Teatro Comunale di
Bologna
Como, AsLiCo / Teatro Sociale di
Como
Jesi, Fondazione Pergolesi
Spontini Teatro G.B. Pergolesi
Modena, Teatro Comunale
Luciano Pavarotti
Torino, Teatro Regio di Torino
Torre del Lago Puccini, Puccini
Festival
Treviso , Teatro Comunale Mario
Del Monaco di Treviso
Latvia
Riga, Latvian National Opera
Lithuania
Vilnius, Academy of Music and
Theatre
Vilnius, Operomanija
Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera
and Ballet Theatre
Vilnius, Ministry of Culture of the
Republic of Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuanian National Radio
and Television (LRT)
Vilnius, Coffee House Šviežia
Kava
Netherlands
Groningen, Opera per tutti
Rotterdam, Operadagen
Rotterdam
Norway
Oslo, Den Norske Opera og
Ballett
Stjørdal, Opera Trøndelag
Poland
Krakow, Krakow Opera
Nowy Sacz, Malopolskie Centrum
Kultury SOKOL
Poznan, Teatr Wielki - Opera
Poznan
Warsaw, Teatr Wielki - Polish
National Opera
Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska
Portugal
Lisbon, Teatro Nacional de São
Carlos
Romania
Bucharest, Bucharest National
Opera
Russia
Moscow, Moscow Music Theatre
"Helikon-Opera"
Moscow, Moscow State Opera
and Ballet Theatre for Children
and Young People Named After
Natalia Sats
Serbia
Belgrade, Madlenianum Opera
and Theatre
Belgrade, Operosa Foundation
Slovakia
Košice, Statne Divadlo Košice
Spain
Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Castellón de la Plana, Teatro
Principal
Granada, Festival International de
Musica y Danza de Granada
Madrid, Teatro Real
Maó, Teatre Principal de Maó
Oviedo, Opera de Oviedo
Palma di Mallorca, Teatre
Principal de Palma
Pamplona, AGAO
Peralada, Festival Castell de
Peralada
Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
Sweden
Göteborg, GöteborgsOperan
Stockholm, Royal Swedish Opera
Switzerland
Bern, Konzert Theater Bern
UK
Belfast, Northern Ireland Opera
Cardiff, Welsh National Opera
Glasgow, Scottish Opera
Leeds, Opera North
London, Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London, English National Opera
Warwick, ETO - English Touring
Opera
Ukraine
L'viv, L'viv National Academic
Opera and Ballet Theatre