List of opera companies in Africa and the Middle East

This inclusive list of opera companies in Africa and the Middle East contains opera companies with entries in the Wikipedia plus other particularly noted companies based in these regions. For opera companies from other continents, see List of important opera companies.

Opera Companies in Africa

Egypt

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Cairo Opera House		Cairo

Nigeria

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Operabuja		Abuja

South Africa

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Cape Town Opera		Cape Town
State Theatre		Pretoria

Opera Companies in the Middle East

Israel

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Israeli Opera	Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center	Tel Aviv

Oman

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Royal Opera Muscat	Royal Opera House Muscat	Muscat

Syria

Name of opera company	Principal theatre	Principal location
Damascus Opera House		Damascus

Opera topics

History and national traditions	Origins of opera Italian opera (Verismo) Opera in German French opera Opera in English Russian opera Polish opera Hungarian opera Armenian opera Spanish opera Opera in Latin America Opera in Venezuela List of Argentine operas List of Mexican operas List of North Korean operas

Opera components	Aria Aria di sorbetto Arioso Cabaletta Cantabile Da capo aria Insertion aria Ballet Cadenza Cavatina Divertissement Leitmotif Libretto Mad scene Overture Recitative Ritornello Surtitles

Types of opera	Afterpiece Azione teatrale Ballad opera Burletta Comédie en vaudevilles Comédie mêlée d'ariettes Dramma per musica Entr'acte Farsa Festa teatrale Género chico Grand opera Intermède Intermezzo Literaturoper Melodrama Monodrama Duodrama Melodramma Musical theatre Number opera Opéra-ballet Opera buffa Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opéra comique Opéra féerie Opera semiseria Opera seria Operetta Pasticcio Pastorale héroïque Posse mit Gesang Rescue opera Romantische Oper Sainete Savoy opera Semi-opera Singspiel Spieloper Tonadilla Tragédie en musique Zarzuela Zeitoper

Voice types	Soprano Coloratura Soubrette Lyric Spinto Dramatic Mezzo-soprano Contralto (Alto) Countertenor Sopranist Haute-contre Castrato Tenor (Tenore di grazia) Baritenor Baritone Bass-baritone Bass

Participant and role types	Banda Breeches role (Travesti) Claque Comprimario Diva Hovsångare Kammersänger Maestro Musico Prima donna Prompter Répétiteur

Singing concepts and techniques	Bel canto Cantabile Chest voice Coloratura (Fioritura) Convenienze Coup de glotte Fach Falsetto Falsettone Head voice Legato Messa di voce Passaggio Portamento Sprechgesang Squillo Tessitura Timbre Vibrato Vocal range Vocal register Vocal resonation Vocal weight Voice types

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Miscellaneous	Opera house Orchestral enhancement Regietheater Sitzprobe Stagione

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