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One of the most active opera stage directors in Latin America, André Heller-Lopes has directed productions all over Brazil and in countries such as Germany, Spain, Argentina, Portugal, Chile, Colombia...

British bass William Thomas is fast making a name for himself as one of today’s most promising young singers. His operatic roles in the 2026/27 season include Hebrew “Samson et Dalila” at Staatsoper Berlin...

Graduated as violinist from the Conservatory “N. Paganini” in Genoa and in orchestral direction from the Conservatory “G. Verdi” in Milan, he made his debut at Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova at the age of 20...

Described by Diapason as possessing an “exuberant and powerful” voice, and by Ópera Actual as “focused and clear”, Filip Filipović has established himself as one of the leading tenors of his generation. A...

Born in 1990 in Baia Mare, Romania, Ioan Hotea in 2015 won Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition in London, awarded with the First Prize in the Opera and Zarzuela categories.

His first steps in the field of...

Born in China, mezzo-soprano Jing Yang studied singing at the Beijing Conservatory of Music from 1994 to 1999, graduating with a bachelor’s degree. She received a scholarship from the “Künstlerstiftung der...

Marco da Silva Ferreira, born in 1986 in Santa Maria de Feira, is a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of “Pensamento Avulso.” His exploration of the body began through his own experiences in...

Bass Josua Guss comes from Lower Saxony and began playing the horn as a child. After studying horn as a junior student at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf, he initially studied music...

Simon Rummel (born 1978) studied piano and composition at the Cologne University of Music and fine arts at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In 2012, he founded the Simon Rummel Ensemble to perform his own...

The chorus of Cologne Opera has existed as a professional chorus for almost 200 years. The first and second conductors were responsible for conducting the chorus for one year each, usually in alternating...

The young Austrian baritone Tobias Lusser joins the International Opera Studio of Cologne Opera as a member from the 26/27 season. He will appear there, among other roles, as Marullo in Rigoletto, Papageno in...

After film studies at La Fémis in Paris, Céline Baril began her career as a director of photography while also developing her work as a video artist across numerous theatre and opera productions all around...

The Korean tenor Young Woo Kim began his vocal studies at Chugye University for the Arts on a scholarship. Since then, he has received several international awards, including the “Irene Sandford Competition...

Eike Ecker, director, freelance director, senior director at Cologne Opera and lecturer at Cologne University of Music and Dance, received singing, dance and acting lessons while still at school. She studied...

An inspirational force in Czech music, Tomáš Netopil continues his tenure as Chief Conductor of the FOK-Prague Symphony Orchestra, a partnership that remains at the centre of his artistic activities. In the...

Christopher Moulds is a renowned conductor whose expertise and versatility have made him a sought-after figure internationally. Enjoying strong affiliations with leading opera houses, including the Bayerische...

The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne is the orchestra of the Cologne Opera. The two institutions have enjoyed a successful partnership for many years. The orchestra's long history combines many lines of...

Frederike Prick-Hoffmann studied music theatre directing at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler from 2013 to 2018. She subsequently completed a master’s degree in music theatre dramaturgy at the...

Simon Wendring is the Baas, or head, of the Cäcilia Wolkenburg theatrical ensemble within the Kölner Männer-Gesang-Verein. In this voluntary role, he leads the ensemble of around 111 singers and dancers and...