Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Andreas Endermann
63 singers from 18 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.
Choral Director
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’.
Gerhard Michalski
Choral director
Choral director
© Andreas Endermann
Patrick Francis Chestnut
Deputy choral director
Deputy choral director
© Klaudia Taday
vocal groups
1st Soprano
v.l.n.r.: Simone Klostermann, Martina Ramin, Jiyeon Park, Silke Hillebrecht, Sandra Michaela Diehl, Mirjana Burnaz-Kremshovski, Chieko Higashi
nicht auf dem Foto: Geesche Bauer, Ulrike Mertens, Imara Theodora Thomas
nicht auf dem Foto: Geesche Bauer, Ulrike Mertens, Imara Theodora Thomas
© Andreas Endermann
2nd Soprano
v.l.n.r.: Izabella Turhan, Helena Günther, Diana Klee, Birte Hopstein, Victoria Demkina, Ruth Mauderer
nicht auf dem Foto: Silvia Mauer
nicht auf dem Foto: Silvia Mauer
© Andreas Endermann
1st Alto
v.l.n.r.: Anna Baran, Ming Yu, Sylwia Siwak, Angela Froemer, JiSong Weiß, Annette Hörle, Cornelia-Maria Orendi, Sibylle Eichhorn
© Andreas Endermann
2nd Alto
v.l.n.r.: Anna Neufeld, Franziska Orendi, Karolin Zeinert, Manuela Kunze, Alina Grzeschik
nicht auf dem Foto: Susanne Hofmann-Babinetz, Britta Korte
nicht auf dem Foto: Susanne Hofmann-Babinetz, Britta Korte
© Andreas Endermann
1st Tenor
v.l.n.r.: Andreas Schönberg, Zheng Xu, Dae-Il Park, Jonas Gudmundson, Bo-Hyeon Mun
nicht auf dem Foto: Sookwang Cho, Dong Hoon Kim, Luis Fernando Piedra, Apostolos Zoidis
nicht auf dem Foto: Sookwang Cho, Dong Hoon Kim, Luis Fernando Piedra, Apostolos Zoidis
© Andreas Endermann
2nd Tenor
v.l.n.r.: Mamuka Manjgaladze, Dr. Roland Steingießer, Klaus Walter, Ingmar Klusmann, Gürkan Gider, Cesar Dima
nicht auf dem Foto: Eduardo Koch-Buttelli
nicht auf dem Foto: Eduardo Koch-Buttelli
© Andreas Endermann
1st Bass
v.l.n.r.: Attila Fodre, Franz Martin Preihs, Dong-In Choi, Emanuel Fluck, Zhive Kremshovski
nicht auf dem Foto: Thomas Boldt, Gerd Büker
nicht auf dem Foto: Thomas Boldt, Gerd Büker
© Andreas Endermann
2nd Bass
v.l.n.r.: Romualdas Urbonas, Junho Jung, Mathias Tönges, Josua Guss, Jwa-Kyeon Kim, Clemens Begritsch, Volker Philippi
© Andreas Endermann
the choir on stage
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
Sun 22.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 19:45
Revival Opera
Sat 28.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Wed 02.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Thu 10.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sun 13.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 29.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Revival Opera
Sun 01.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sun 08.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sat 14.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Wed 09.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 12.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 24.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Wed 30.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 16.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 23.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 31.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 06.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Mon 09.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Tue 24.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 23.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
Revival Opera
Sat 29.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
Sat 12.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
Sun 20.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
Opera
Sun 11.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
Mon 03.02.2025
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
17:30 - 18:45
Opera Workshop Opera
Fri 07.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Sun 09.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Fri 21.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 23.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sun 02.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Wed 05.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 30.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
Sun 02.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sun 09.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sat 15.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 23.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Wed 19.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 28.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 16.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sat 18.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sat 25.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 31.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 16.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
Thu 20.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Thu 27.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Fri 07.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Thu 17.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 05.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
Fri 20.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 28.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 11.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 17.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 31.10.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:30
Premiere Young Opera
Mon 04.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Tue 05.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Sun 17.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 16:30
Young Opera
Sun 17.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:00 - 19:30
Young Opera
Wed 04.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:30
Young Opera
Sun 08.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 17:30
Young Opera
Sun 22.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 18:00
For the last time this season Young Opera
Fri 20.09.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Sun 22.09.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Fri 27.09.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 05.10.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 02.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Thu 07.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sat 23.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:00 - 20:45
Opera
Wed 11.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 16.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:45
Premiere Opera
Fri 21.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Circle of Friends-Premiere Opera
Sun 23.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:15
Family card Opera
Sat 29.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Wed 03.07.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Sat 06.07.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 23.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Revival Opera
Sun 26.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:15
Opera
Sat 01.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Sat 01.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
Sun 16.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:45
Opera
Sat 05.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
Thu 30.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:45
Revival, Pay what you want! Opera
Sat 01.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:15
Opera
Sun 09.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:15
Opera
Fri 14.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
Wed 19.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 18.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Sun 26.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Circle of Friends-Premiere Opera
Wed 29.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 31.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 02.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Sat 08.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 15.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Pay what you want! Opera
Tue 18.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 22.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 30.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Tue 02.07.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Mon 14.10.2024
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
18:00 - 18:45
Opera Workshop Opera
Fri 18.10.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Sun 27.10.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Thu 31.10.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sat 09.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 24.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sun 01.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 20.04.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 26.04.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Thu 09.05.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sat 11.05.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Sun 19.05.2024
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 17:45
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 07.06.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Family card Opera
Thu 20.06.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Wed 26.06.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 28.06.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 25.10.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sun 03.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Thu 21.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 29.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Thu 26.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Sun 19.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Fri 28.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sun 02.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
Sun 09.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Fri 14.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 06.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Tue 15.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Mon 21.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Fri 25.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 21.04.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sat 27.04.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Family card Opera
Sun 12.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Sat 25.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 28.04.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:15
Premiere Opera, Concert
Sun 05.05.2024
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 17:45
For the last time this season Opera, Concert
Fri 19.04.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Family card Opera
Fri 10.05.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 28.09.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
Wed 02.10.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 13.10.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Sat 26.10.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 14.11.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Wed 04.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Tue 20.05.2025
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
18:00 - 18:45
Opera
Sat 24.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
Wed 28.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Fri 13.06.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Wed 25.06.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Thu 03.07.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera