Chor der Oper Köln
Vita
Der Opernchor der Bühnen der Stadt Köln besteht seit fast 200 Jahren als Berufschor. Als Leiter des Chores waren, meist in wechselnder Reihenfolge, der erste und zweite Kapellmeister für je ein Jahr zuständig. Erst vor ca. 100 Jahren wurde das Amt des Chordirektors eingeführt, der für die Einstudierungen des Chores verantwortlich ist. Die große Zeit des Chores begann mit dem Chordirektor Peter Hammers, der das Ensemble von 1936 bis 1948 leitete. Ihm folgte Heinz Kellers. 1959 übernahm Hans Wolfgang Schmitz die Leitung und machte den Opernchor durch Rundfunk- und Fernsehaufnahmen, Schallplatteneinspielungen und Gastauftritte über die Grenzen Kölns hinaus bekannt. Hans Wolfgang Schmitz und seinem Nachfolger Albert Limbach stand über 30 Jahre (bis 2006) Horst Meinardus als stellvertretender Chordirektor zur Seite, der in diesem Amt eigene Einstudierungen übernahm.
Von 1992 bis 2005 war Albert Limbach Chordirektor des Opernchores. Unter den zahlreichen Aufführungen seiner Zeit sind besonders Luigi Nonos »Intolleranza« und Peter Ruzickas »Celan« hervorzuheben. 2005 übergab er sein Amt an Andrew Ollivant. Das breitgefächerte Repertoire und die regelmäßigen Aufführungen zeitgenössischer Werke zeigen die hohe musikalische und klangliche Flexibilität, die der Opernchor unter seiner Leitung entwickeln konnte.
Seit der Spielzeit 2018.19 ist Rustam Samedov Chordirektor des Opernchores.
Upcoming productions with: Chor der Oper Köln
Don Giovanni
Carmen
Lucia di Lammermoor
Eine Frau von Format
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Die Zauberflöte
Manon Lescaut
Saul
La Cenerentola
Le nozze di Figaro
Ernani
Tancredi
Die Schöpfung
Nabucco
La Bohème
All events with Chor der Oper Köln
April 2025
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Closed school performance / Tickets at gruppen@buehnen.koeln
May 2025
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
June 2025
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
World premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
July 2025
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
August 2025
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
September 2025
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
October 2025
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
November 2025
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
December 2025
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
January 2026
March 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
April 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
May 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
June 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
July 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
October 2024
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
December 2024
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
January 2025
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in auditorium 3.
March 2025
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Please note the effects of the warning strike
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
OPERNTAG
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
