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Opus Records

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Opus
Opus headquarters in Bratislava
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded1971
FounderSupraphon
StatusActive
GenreVarious
Country of originCzechoslovakia
LocationBratislava
Official websiteopus.sk

Opus was a major Czechoslovak state-owned record label and music publishing house based in Bratislava, now known as Opus a.s..[1]

Background

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Opus was founded in 1971 and spun off as the Slovak division of music label Supraphon.[2] 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.[3] The label is active to this day and operates under the name Opus a.s.[2]

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

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References

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  1. ^ Opus Discography at discogs
  2. ^ a b "OPUS a.s." www.opus.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Warner Music Group Acquires Slovakia's Forza, Home to the OPUS Catalog". 5 July 2019.
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