The Cologne Opera Board of Trustees was founded in 2017 with the aim of sustainably promoting cultural life in Cologne with regional and international appeal.
In addition to supporting individual opera productions and various educational projects, the members of the Board of Trustees support the Cologne Opera in long-term strategic planning and the development of visions for the future.
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Executive Board
Heinz M. Breidenbach (Chairman)
Individual Membership
Markus Ulrich (Secretary)
Individual Membership
Frank Wagner (Treasurer)
Individual Membership
Roland Agne
Individual Membership
Prof. Dr. Rolf Bietmann
BIETMANN Attorneys at Law ∙ Auditors ∙ Tax Advisors
Brigitte Bind
Individual Membership
Thomas Bischof
Individual Membership
Dr. Oliver Brosch
Individual Membership
Matthias Kremin
Head of Programming, WDR 3
Carsten Laschet
Individual Membership
Georg Plesser
Excelsior Hotel Ernst
Dr. Mauritz Rogier
Individual Membership
Gerd-Kurt Schwieren
Individual Membership
Andreas Zittlau
Individual Membership
Advisory Board
Torsten Burmester (Chairman)
Mayor of the City of Cologne
Hein Mulders
General Director of Cologne Opera
Marion Barth-Madaus
Brigitta von Bülow
Mayor of the City of Cologne, Spokesperson for Cultural Policy
Stefan Charles
Commissioner for Arts and Culture of the City of Cologne
Dr. Ralph Elster
Maria Helmis-Arend
Mayor of the City of Cologne, Spokesperson for Cultural Policy
Honorary Members
Anja Harteros
Dr. Birgit Meyer
Supporting Members
Dr. Diana Becker
Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. OHG
Anna von Berg
Individual Membership
Katja Sophia von Berg-Weiermann
Individual Membership
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Best
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Elisabeth Bonengl
Individual Membership
Dr. Rudolf von Borries
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Margret Dörmbach
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Oliver Ender
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Ute Fein
Individual Membership
Nathalie Forssmann-Trevedy
Individual Membership
Erwin-Walter Graebner
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Ulrike Graebner
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Georg Großheimann
Individual Membership
Dr. Margarete Haase
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Erich Henke
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Christel Klein
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Susanne Klein
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Elmi Kottmair
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Hanspeter Kottmair
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Anton Mertens
Osmab Holding AG
Prof. Dr. Rainer Minz
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Isabelle Monnerjahn
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Andreas Namislo
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Peter Neuß
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Maryann Palm
PAN Clinic at Neumarkt
Stephan Perthel
Individual Membership
Franz J. Peterhoff
Franz J. Peterhoff GmbH
Peter Pfeil
Individual Membership
Dr. Peter Pickel
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Sascha Prinz
CP 90 GmbH
Dr. Dominik Reinartz
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Johannes Ristelhuber
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Jürgen Roters
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Dr. Ingo Scheller
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Dr. Jürgen Schmitz
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Dr. Peter Schmitz
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John Sitt
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Marlies Stock
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Joachim Tüchter
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Udo Volberg
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Dagmar Wahlen
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Elena Weise
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