Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein

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.
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
Patrick Francis Chestnut
Deputy choral director

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
2nd Soprano
v.l.n.r.: Izabella Turhan, Helena Günther, Diana Klee, Birte Hopstein, Victoria Demkina, Ruth Mauderer

nicht auf dem Foto: Silvia Mauer
1st Alto
v.l.n.r.: Anna Baran, Ming Yu, Sylwia Siwak, Angela Froemer, JiSong Weiß, Annette Hörle, Cornelia-Maria Orendi, Sibylle Eichhorn
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
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
2nd Tenor
v.l.n.r.: Mamuka Manjgaladze, Dr. Roland Steingießer, Klaus Walter, Ingmar Klusmann, Gürkan Gider, César Dima

nicht auf dem Foto: Eduardo Koch-Buttelli
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
2nd Bass
v.l.n.r.: Romualdas Urbonas, Junho Jung, Mathias Tönges, Josua Guss, Jwa-Kyeon Kim, Clemens Begritsch, Volker Philippi

the choir on stage

Sun 22.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 19:45
Revival, Family card Opera
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo 2
Sat 28.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Wed 02.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Thu 10.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Sun 13.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
For the last time this season Opera
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Kleines-Abo 2, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 3
Thu 29.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Revival, Family card Opera
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Sun 01.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
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Sun 08.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
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Sat 14.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Wed 09.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Mittwochs-Abo
Sat 12.07.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Kleines-Abo 1, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 4
Thu 24.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
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Wed 30.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Fri 16.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Fri 23.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Sat 31.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Fri 06.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
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Mon 09.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Family card Opera
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Tue 24.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
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Tue 08.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
18:00 - 18:15
Free entry
Sun 13.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:45
Premiere Opera
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Premieren-Abo Düsseldorf
Wed 16.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
Circle of Friends-Premiere Opera
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Neuproduktionen-Abo
Sat 19.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 3
Wed 23.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
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Mittwochs-Abo
Sun 27.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:45
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Kleines-Abo 1, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 4
Sun 04.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:45
Opera
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Sun 25.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:45
Opera
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Sonntags-Abo
Fri 30.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
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Freitags-Abo
Sat 07.06.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:45
For the last time this season Opera
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Samstags-Abo 2
Sun 23.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
Revival Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo E
Sat 29.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
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Samstags-Abo
Sat 12.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:45
Opera
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Sun 20.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
Opera
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Gemischtes Abo J
Sun 11.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
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Kleines-Abo-1, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo D
Mon 17.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
17:00 - 17:45
Free entry
Sat 22.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
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Premieren-Abo Düsseldorf
Wed 26.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Circle of Friends-Premiere Opera
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Neuproduktionen-Abo
Sat 08.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 3
Tue 18.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Kleines-Abo 1, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 4
Sun 30.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo 1
Fri 18.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
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Sat 03.05.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Samstags-Abo 1
Mon 03.02.2025
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
17:30 - 18:45
Free entry
Fri 07.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
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Premieren-Abo Duisburg
Sun 09.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
Opera
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Fri 21.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo D
Sun 23.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo C
Sun 02.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 18:00
Family card Opera
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo
Wed 05.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Kleines-Abo-2, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo B
Thu 30.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
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Sun 02.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Family card Opera
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Sonntags-Abo
Sun 09.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 2
Sat 15.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Samstags-Abo 1
Sun 23.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:30
Opera
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Kleines-Abo 1, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 4
Wed 19.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Fri 28.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Thu 23.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Revival Opera
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Donnerstags-Abo
Sun 26.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:15
Opera
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo 2
Sat 01.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 1
Sat 01.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
Opera
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Sun 16.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:45
Opera
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Sonntags-Abo
Sat 05.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera
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Samstags-Abo 2
Thu 16.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
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Sat 18.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Samstags-Abo 2
Sat 25.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Samstags-Abo 1
Fri 31.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Freitags-Abo
Sun 16.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo 1
Thu 20.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Donnerstags-Abo
Thu 27.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
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Klassik Abo, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo E
Fri 07.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo A A
Thu 17.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
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Gemischtes Abo G
Thu 05.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Revival Opera
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Donnerstags-Abo
Fri 20.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Sat 28.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Samstags-Abo 2
Sat 11.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 1
Fri 17.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Kleines-Abo 2, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo 3

Prima la Mamma!

Customs and mores at the theatre
Sat 30.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Beste Unterhaltung Opera
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Samstags-Abo
Sun 08.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
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Sat 21.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo C
Tue 31.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:00 - 21:30
Opera
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Includes a welcome drink
Sun 12.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
15:00 - 17:30
For the last time this season Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo
Wed 04.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
11:00 - 12:30
Opera, Young Opera
Sun 08.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 17:30
Opera, Young Opera
Sun 22.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 17:30
For the last time this season, Family card Opera, Young Opera
Fri 29.11.2024
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Thu 26.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
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Sun 19.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
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Kleines-Abo-2, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo B
Fri 28.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
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Sun 02.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
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Sonntagnachmittags-Abo 2
Sun 09.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
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Fri 14.03.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Sun 06.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
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Tue 15.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Mon 21.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
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Fri 25.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
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Sun 01.12.2024
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:45
For the last time this season Opera, Musical
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Klassik Abo, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo E
Wed 04.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Tue 20.05.2025
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
18:00 - 18:45
Free entry
Sat 24.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Premiere Opera
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Premieren-Abo Duisburg
Wed 28.05.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo A A
Fri 13.06.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Kleines-Abo-2, Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo B
Wed 25.06.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
Opera
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Gemischtes Abo I
Thu 03.07.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:30
For the last time this season Opera
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Gemischtes Abo F
Wed 11.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
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Mittwochs-Abo
Fri 06.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
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Freitags-Abo
Wed 25.12.2024
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera
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