Opera in Romania

The history of opera in Romania dates back to the 18th century when French, Italian, and German touring companies began performing the standard European repertoire of the day in the main cities of Romania.

Home-grown opera companies both professional and amateur began forming in the 19th century.

Opera was also performed by the students at the conservatory established by The Philharmonic Society of Bucharest.

[1][2] By the early 19th century, works by native Romanian composers began to be performed, although usually with librettos in German (or occasionally Hungarian).

Their inaugural performance was on 8 December 1921 with George Enescu conducting the Bucharest premiere Wagner's Lohengrin.