Hungarian-language opera performance got its start with the opening of the Hungarian Theatre of Pest in 1837. For this, Ferenc Erkel felt it was critical to organise a chorus along with the orchestra. The 81-person chorus that was in place when the palace on Andrássy avenue was inaugurated has since grown to employ more than 150 singers. Voters on the Bachtrack music site chose the Hungarian State Opera Chorus the best chorus in the world for 2016.

Gábor Csiki
chorus director


Dániel Erdélyi
Conductor, chorusmaster


Ágnes Kovács
Accompanist - assistant chorusmaster


István Márkus
Accompanist - assistant chorusmaster


Katalin Szirtes
Accompanist - assistant chorusmaster


Krisztina Szabó M.
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season (2009/2010), Acting accompanist - assistant chorusmaster


Anett Anikó Baranyai
Chorus member


Gabriella Baukó
Chorus member


Zsuzsanna Bazsinka
Chorus member, vocal coach, Chorus Singer of the Season 2013/2014


Éva Dunai
Chorus member


Gabriella Érdi
Chorus member


Anikó Eszter Gelle
Chorus member


Hajdú Zsuzsa
Chorus member


Rita Hertelendy
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2005/2006


Emese Kovács
Chorus member


Andrea Kozári
Chorus member


Tünde László
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2022/2023


Monika Leblanc
Chorus member


Katalin Lénárd
Chorus member


Rebeka-Asztrid Mitrasca
Chorus member


Györgyi Murár
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2001/2002


Filoretti Óhegyi
Chorus member


Emőke Salamon
Chorus member


Renáta Mária Seres-Németh
Chorus member


Krisztina Szabó M.
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season (2009/2010), Acting accompanist - assistant chorusmaster


Szilvia Szentidai
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2018/2019


Beáta Szepessy
Chorus member


Ágnes Turpinszky
Chorus member


Katalin Töreky
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2016/2017


Klára Vajda
Chorus member


Yoshida Makiko
Chorus member


Györgyi Avvakumovits
Chorus member


Katalin Balogh
Chorus member


Tünde Bognár
Chorus member


Jozefa Haffner
Chorus member


Magdolna Halászné Adamovits
Chorus member


Éva Hamar
Chorus member


Katalin Kákay
Chorus member


Katoh Hiroko
Chorus member


Márta Kempf
Chorus member


Csilla Lengyel
Chorus member


Linda Magyar
Chorus member


Eszter Magyari
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2010/2011


Ildikó Nagy
Chorus member


Inez Adrienn Németh-Dörgő
Chorus member


Nikoletta Pap
Chorus member


Anikó Péter
Chorus member


Sóti Erika
Chorus member


Tünde Szarvas
Chorus member


Gabriella Szili
Chorus member


Mária Tempfli
Chorus member


Tóth-Jakab Tímea
chorus member


Tamásné Varga
Chorus member


Zsuzsanna Zsigmond
Chorus member


Annamária Bócz
Chorus member


Nóra Csádi
Chorus member


Diána Döbörhegyi
Chorus member


Ilona Erdősiné Piszter
Chorus member


Éva Fülöp
Chorus member


Dorottya Győrffy
Chorus member


Haris Nadin
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2019/2020


Ágota Kádár
Chorus member, Chamber Artist of the Hungarian State Opera Chorus (2023/2024)


Zsuzsanna Kaffehr
Chorus member


Klára Kneusel-Herdliczka
Chorus member


Veronika Laskoviczné Kuzder
Chorus member


Zsuzsanna Mizsei-Takács
Chorus member


Mónika Németh
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2008/2009, Chamber Artist of the Hungarian State Opera Chorus (2018/2019)


Zsófia Papp
Chorus member


Katalin Réder
Chorus member


Henrietta Skrabán
Chorus member


Csilla Sziklás
Chorus member


Judit Wiedemann
Chorus member


Viktória Avedikian
Chorus member


Orsolya Bagosi
Chorus member


Judit Anna Dévényi
Chorus member


Blanka Dudovits
Chorus member


Anna Farkas
Chorus member


Ágnes Hanuska
Chorus member


Andrea Illés
Chorus member


Judit Kerék
Chorus member


Erika Kiss
Chorus member


Beáta Szidónia Kovács
Chorus member, chorus manager


Szabina Kristóf
Chorus member


Éva Leszkovszki-Tóth
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2014/2015


Júlia Magassy
Chorus member, chorus manager


Emese Fruzsina Márton
Chorus member


Réka Mártonffy
Chorus member


Enikő Mentes-Soós
Chorus member


Ildikó Mónus
Chorus member


Eszter Ostyányiné Heresznyei
Chorus member


Ágnes Pataki
Chorus member


Evelin Restné Máthé
Chorus member


Tünde Sziklás
Chorus member


Szilvia Szőnyi
Chorus member


Orsolya Uitz
Chorus member


Imre Ambrus
Chorus member


István Bocskai
Chorus member


Andor Deák
Chorus member


András Farkas
Chorus member


Zsombor Haraszti
Chorus member


István Kéringer
Chorus member


Gyula Kovács
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2022/2023


András Kozári
Chorus member


László Ladjánszki
Chorus member


Róbert Zoltán Lakai
Chorus member


György Mann
Chorus member


Márió Matyó
Chorus member


János Novák
Chorus member


Levente Máté Oláh
Chorus member


László Pintér
Chorus member


Dániel Roska
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2011/2012


Gyula Győző Szabó
Chorus member


Zoltán Szabó
Chorus member


János Vince
Chorus member


Máté Ágoston
Chorus member


Gábor Andrónyi
Chorus member


Imre Bedics
Chorus member


József Csobolya
Chorus member


Zoltán Garamvölgyi
Chorus member


Bence Gulyás
Chorus member


Attila Gulyásik
Chorus member


Ferenc Herczeg
Chorus member


Gábor Jenny
Chorus member


Ádám Kurucz
Chorus member


Ferenc Molnár
Chorus member, chorus manager


György Nótás
Chorus member


Miklós Reményi
Chorus member


Richárd Rest
Chorus member


Balázs Somogyi
Chorus member


András Takács
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2012/2013


Árpád Tóth
Chorus member


Péter Varga
Chorus member


Norbert Aronescu
Chorus member


Tamás Bagdi
Chorus member


Antal Bakó
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Seasons 2003/2004 and 2009/2010


Sándor Bartus
Chorus member


Attila Búra
Chorus member


Balázs Deák
Chorus member


Sándor Dobos
Chorus member


Károly Fekete
Chorus member, Chamber Artist of the Hungarian State Opera Chorus (2022/2023)


Péter Illés
Chorus member


Gergely Irlanda
Chorus member, chorus manager


Attila Ollé
Chorus member


Tamás Pekárdy
Chorus member


Richárd Sóki
Chorus member


Zoltán Somogyi
Chorus member, chorus manager


Dávid Tarnai
Chorus member


Gábor Tóth-Czifra
Chorus member


Zsolt Trócsányi
Chorus member


Géza Zsigmond
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2019/2020


György Andrássy
Chorus member


Péter Balás
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2018/2019


István Beregszászi
Chorus member


Lehel Tihamér Borbély
Chorus member


Csaba Deák
Chorus member


Gábor Farkas
Chorus member


Sándor Péter Fekete
Chorus member


Attila Fenyvesi
Chorus member


Péter Forgács
Chorus member


Béla Laborfalvi Soós
Chorus member


Miroslav Mladenov Mehandzhiev
Chorus member


Dávid Nagy
Chorus member


Árpád Olcsvári
Chorus member


Kevin Pančić
Chorus member


Jenő Schild
Chorus member


Pál Sebestyén
Chorus member


Ferenc Sipos
Chorus member


Csaba Tóth
Chorus member


G. Zoltán Tóth
Chorus member, Chorus Singer of the Season 2015/2016, Chamber Artist of the Hungarian State Opera Chorus (2019/2020)


Gergely Irlanda
Chorus member, chorus manager


Beáta Szidónia Kovács
Chorus member, chorus manager


Júlia Magassy
Chorus member, chorus manager


Ferenc Molnár
Chorus member, chorus manager


Zoltán Somogyi
Chorus member, chorus manager


Norbert Aronescu
Chorus member


Árpád Olcsvári
Chorus member


Zsolt Trócsányi
Chorus member


Zsuzsanna Bazsinka
Chorus member, vocal coach, Chorus Singer of the Season 2013/2014


Felber Gabriella
Vocal coach


Katalin Károlyi
Opera Singer, Vocal coach