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.
Chorus
Chorus director
Gábor Csiki
chorus director
Chorusmasters
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
Soprano I.
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
Soprano II.
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
Alto I.
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
Alto II.
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
Tenor I.
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
Tenor II.
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
Baritone
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
Bass
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)
Chorus manager
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
Music librarians
Vocal coaches
Zsuzsanna Bazsinka
Chorus member, vocal coach, Chorus Singer of the Season 2013/2014
Felber Gabriella
Vocal coach
Katalin Károlyi
Opera Singer, Vocal coach