List of North American opera companies

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This inclusive list of North American opera companies contains American and Canadian professional opera companies and opera related organizations with entries in the Wikipedia. For opera companies in Latin America (including Mexico) see List of Latin American and South American opera companies. For opera companies from other countries, see Lists of opera companies.

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Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

United States

Alabama

Alaska

  • Anchorage Opera
  • Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre
  • Juneau Lyric Opera Association
  • Opera Fairbanks

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

  • Montana Lyric Opera
  • Rimrock Opera
  • Intermountain Opera/Opera Bozeman

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

  • Granite State Opera (closed April 2009)
  • Opera New Hampshire
  • Opera North
  • Raylynmor Opera

New Jersey

  • Boheme Opera New Jersey
  • Eastern Opera of New Jersey
  • Garden State Philharmonic
  • Light Opera of New Jersey [22]
  • The Little Opera Company of New Jersey
  • New Jersey Concert Opera
  • New Jersey Opera Theater
  • Opera Seabrook [23]
  • Opera Theatre of Montclair [24]

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Opera Bend
  • Brava! Opera, Medford
  • Eugene Opera
  • Portland Opera
  • Rogue Opera, Medford

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

  • Greenville Light Opera Works (GLOW)
  • Opera Charleston
  • Palmetto Opera
  • Spoleto Festival USA
  • South Carolina Opera Company

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

  • Bellevue Opera
  • Black Box Opera Theater
  • Lyric Opera Northwest]
  • Puget Sound Concert Opera
  • Puget Sound Opera
  • Seattle Opera
  • Skagit Opera
  • Spokane Coeur d'Alene Opera
  • Tacoma Opera
  • Vashon Opera
  • Vespertine Opera
  • Washington East Opera

Wisconsin

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