Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Andreas Endermann
63 singers from 17 nations, together at home on the two stages in Düsseldorf and Duisburg.
While the respective orchestras of both cities – the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and the Duisburger Philharmoniker – contribute to the artistic success of the opera and ballet productions in Düsseldorf und Duisburg, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Chorus appears on stage in almost all opera productions and selected ballet productions and is appreciated by the audience as a significant element of the theatre partnership.
The emotional generator that is opera rarely reaches full power without a dynamic chorus! What luck that the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Chorus is at home on both stages in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. Created by the Düsseldorf-Duisburg theatre partnership, since it was re-founded in 1956, it has proven night after night that its balanced vocal power and exuberant performance have provided the finishing touch for opera stories in the most varies musical styles, genres and languages.
The emotional generator that is opera rarely reaches full power without a dynamic chorus! What luck that the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Chorus is at home on both stages in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. Created by the Düsseldorf-Duisburg theatre partnership, since it was re-founded in 1956, it has proven night after night that its balanced vocal power and exuberant performance have provided the finishing touch for opera stories in the most varies musical styles, genres and languages.
Under the committed leadership of its Choral Directors Hans Frank (1957–1967), Rudolf Staude (1967–1996), Volkmar Olbrich (1996–1999), Deputy Choral Directors Wolfgang Dünwald (1969–2001) and Christoph Kurig (2001-2018) and, since 2000, Gerhard Michalski with his deputy Patrick Francis Chestnut, the chorus has earned itself an excellent reputation. Whether with Schönberg’s ‘Moses und Aron’, the choral operas of Benjamin Britten, Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’, with the British baroque works of Georg Friedrich Handel or successful operetta productions, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Chorus has consistently demonstrated its charisma and vocal power. It can also boast numerous original collaborations with the Ballett am Rhein including Brahms’s ‘Ein Deutsches Requiem’, Stravinsky’s ‘Symphony of Psalms’ and Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe solennelle’.
At the beginning of the 2025/26 season, Albert Horne will take over the position of chorus director, succeeding Gerhard Michalski, who has led the Deutsche Oper am Rhein chorus for 25 years at the highest level of sound and performance. Patrick Francis Chestnut will continue his work as Deputy Chorus Master alongside Albert Horne.
The enormous stylistic range and versatility of the choir of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein can also be experienced this season in the great classics of the opera choral literature, as well as in pieces for young audiences, in the interpretation of contemporary music and in concert performances and galas.
At the beginning of the 2025/26 season, Albert Horne will take over the position of chorus director, succeeding Gerhard Michalski, who has led the Deutsche Oper am Rhein chorus for 25 years at the highest level of sound and performance. Patrick Francis Chestnut will continue his work as Deputy Chorus Master alongside Albert Horne.
The enormous stylistic range and versatility of the choir of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein can also be experienced this season in the great classics of the opera choral literature, as well as in pieces for young audiences, in the interpretation of contemporary music and in concert performances and galas.
women's choir
men's choir
the choir on stage
Astor Piazzolla „María de Buenos Aires”: Chor und Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein.
© Andreas Etter
Astor Piazzolla „María de Buenos Aires”: Maria Kataeva (María), Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein.
© Andreas Etter
Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky „Eugen Onegin“:
Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Andreas Etter
Jacques Offenbach „Hoffmanns Erzählungen“:
Florian Simson (Spalanzani), Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Florian Simson (Spalanzani), Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Barbara Aumüller
Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa
© Barbara Aumüller
Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
© Sandra Then
Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in der Unterwelt
© Hans Jörg Michel
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Die Jungfrau von Orléans
© Sandra Then
Jules Massenet: Hérodiade
© Hans Jörg Michel
Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
© Birgit Hupfeld
Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
© Hans Jörg Michel
Jules Massenet: Hérodiade
© Hans Jörg Michel
Francesco Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
© Hans Jörg Michel
Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
© Hans Jörg Michel
Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
© Hans Jörg Michel
Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
© Hans Jörg Michel
Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
© Hans Jörg Michel
Georges Bizet: Carmen
© Birgit Hupfeld
Georges Bizet: Carmen
© Birgit Hupfeld
Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium
© Sandra Then
La Navarraise / Didon
concert-style opera performance
Fri 09.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Premiere Opera, Concert
Fri 16.07.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Premiere Opera, Concert
Sat 17.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:45
For the last time this season Opera, Concert
Sat 03.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Sun 11.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Tue 13.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 15.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 18.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:00
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 28.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
Wed 09.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 12.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sat 26.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Wed 14.07.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 21.05.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Revival Opera
Sat 05.06.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Sun 20.06.2027
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 20:45
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 14.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Premiere Opera
Sun 16.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:45
Opera
Sat 22.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Thu 27.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sun 06.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:45
Opera
Sat 19.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 24.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 25.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:30
Revival Opera
Fri 30.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 07.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 15.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 29.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 18.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 27.06.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 17.04.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Premiere Opera
Sat 24.04.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Thu 29.04.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Tue 04.05.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sat 15.05.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Thu 10.06.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 28.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 22:30
Revival Opera
Sun 04.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 09.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 20:30
Opera
Sun 30.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 19.02.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Thu 04.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sun 07.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:45
Opera
Thu 11.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 20.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Wed 24.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 13.02.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Sat 20.02.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sat 06.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Thu 18.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Mon 29.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Fri 02.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 10.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 06.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Wed 26.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 07.02.2027
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Revival Opera
Sun 21.02.2027
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Audiodescription Opera
Fri 12.03.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 19.03.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 21.03.2027
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
For the last time this season, Audiodescription Opera
Afterwards: Talk about female characters on stage
Fri 15.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
17:00 - 18:30
Premiere Young Opera
Fri 22.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Sat 23.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
16:00 - 17:30
Young Opera
Thu 28.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Tue 16.02.2027
Theater Duisburg
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Wed 10.03.2027
Theater Duisburg
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Sun 29.11.2026
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 17:30
Revival Opera
Afterwards: Talk about female characters on stage
Fri 04.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 11.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 20.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Sat 09.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 17.01.2027
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera
Die Mitternachtstür
A fantasy opera based on the novel of the same name by Dave Eggers
Sat 14.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 17:15
Premiere Young Opera
Wed 18.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:15
School performance Young Opera
Sun 22.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 17:15
Young Opera
Mon 23.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:15
School performance Young Opera
Fri 04.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:15
School performance Young Opera
Tue 15.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:15
School performance Young Opera
Fri 06.11.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera, Musical
Thu 12.11.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera, Musical
Wed 18.11.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera, Musical
Sat 05.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera, Musical
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Fri 18.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Audiodescription Opera, Musical
Sun 27.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Audiodescription Opera, Musical
Thu 31.12.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:00 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera, Musical
Sun 20.09.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Revival Opera
Sat 26.09.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 18.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Wed 09.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sat 19.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 21:30
Opera
Wed 30.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 03.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
Fri 29.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 14.02.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera
Afterwards: Talk about female characters on stage
Fri 16.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Sun 25.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:45
Opera
Sat 31.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:00 - 20:45
Opera
Sun 08.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sat 21.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 27.11.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 12.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Thu 17.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 26.12.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sat 02.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:00 - 20:45
Opera
Sat 30.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 12.09.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sat 19.09.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 27.09.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sun 04.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Afterwards: Talk about female characters on stage
Fri 09.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 15.10.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 11.09.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30
Concert
Fri 03.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sat 11.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Thu 16.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season, Pay what you want! Opera
Thu 07.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sat 16.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 31.01.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Audiodescription Opera
Sat 06.02.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sat 13.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Audiodescription Opera
Sat 27.03.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Tue 23.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
18:00 - 19:30
Opera Workshop Opera
Rehearsal viewing & panel talk
Sat 27.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Premiere Opera
Thu 02.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera
Sun 05.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sun 12.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30
Opera
Wed 15.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera
Sun 19.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 03.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00
Revival Opera
Sun 11.04.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30
Opera
Wed 05.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera
Sat 08.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30
Opera
Afterwards: Talk about female characters on stage
Thu 13.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera
Sun 23.05.2027
Opernhaus Düsseldorf und Theater Duisburg
18:30
Opera
Fri 11.06.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30
Premiere Opera
Sun 13.06.2027
Theater Duisburg
15:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Fri 02.07.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30
Opera
Wed 07.07.2027
Theater Duisburg
19:30
For the last time this season Opera
Tue 02.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
18:00 - 19:30
Opera Workshop Opera
Sun 07.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:15
Revival Opera
Sat 13.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sun 21.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 16:45
Opera
Wed 01.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:15
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 29.05.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Revival Opera, Musical
Thu 04.06.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
Bühnenbande, Family card, Pay what you want! Opera, Musical
Tue 16.06.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Opera, Musical
Wed 08.07.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
For the last time this season Opera, Musical
Die Königin von Saba
concert-style opera performance
Fri 15.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Premiere Opera, Concert
Sat 23.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera, Concert
Sun 31.05.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30
Premiere Opera, Concert
Fri 12.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30
Opera, Concert
Thu 09.07.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30
For the last time this season Opera, Concert
Wed 03.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 20.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Family card Opera
Sun 28.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Fri 17.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 17.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Audiodescription Opera
Sat 30.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 14.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera
Mon 29.06.2026
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
18:00 - 19:30
Opera Workshop Opera
Sat 04.07.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Premiere Opera
Tue 07.07.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Fri 10.07.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sat 18.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera