Opus Records
{{short description|Czechoslovakian record label}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Opus
| image = Trnavská cesta 100 01.jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption = Opus headquarters in Bratislava
| parent = Warner Music Group
| founded = 1971
| founder = Supraphon
| defunct =
| status = Active
| distributor =
| genre = Various
| country = Czechoslovakia
| location = Bratislava
| website = {{URL|opus.sk}}
}}
Opus was a major Czechoslovak state-owned record label and music publishing house based in Bratislava, now known as Opus a.s..[http://www.discogs.com/label/Opus Opus Discography] at discogs
Background
Opus was founded in 1971 and spun off as the Slovak division of music label Supraphon. As such, it was the first Slovak record label. It was privatized in 1990 and purchased by Forza Music s.r.o. in 2005. When Warner Music Group acquired Forza in 2019, they expected to revive the Opus label for pop, rock, and children's music.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/warner-music-group-acquires-forza-opus-catalog-slovakia-1203259938|title=Warner Music Group Acquires Slovakia's Forza, Home to the OPUS Catalog|date=5 July 2019}} The label is active to this day and operates under the name Opus a.s.{{Cite web|title=OPUS a.s.|url=https://www.opus.sk/|access-date=24 May 2021|website=www.opus.sk|language=sk}}
In addition to Slovak, and later Czech, artists and bands, the label also published works by foreign artists from countries including Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Yugoslavia, and Greece.
Notable artists
References
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External links
- {{official website|opus.sk}}
{{Eastern Bloc state-owned record labels}}
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Category:Record labels established in 1971