Chorus of the Opera of the CNT in Zagreb

Along the establishment of a permanent Opera ensemble in Zagreb in 1870, a permanent Opera chorus was founded during the mandate of Ivan noble Zajc. At the time the Chorus numbered 13 male and 13 female singers, while today it has 33 female and 33 male members. From the very beginnings, the Chorus participated in operas and operettas that were performed on the home stage but also in the Small Theatre in Tuškanac.

Even though the Opera incurred several interruptions in its existence, the repertoire was maintained with occasional appearances, so this enabled the development of the Opera Chorus.

Over the decades, the Chorus participated in numerous opera performances that make up the huge opus that consists of almost all world and local opera works and many Croatian world opening nights. The Chorus had demonstrated its quality on numerous world tours and guest appearances from Tokyo to Berlin and was especially honoured with the invitation of Herbert von Karajan to be the permanent Chorus for one Opera season in Salzburg.

The Chorus of the Croatian National Theatre on several occasions, besides the tours and appearances with the national Opera, independently performed in France (Montpelier, Arles, Nancy) and Italy, while some individual members were also invited as guest artists in many European countries.

CHORUS

Sopranos

Rea Alaburić
Antonija Boroša
Kristina Anđelka Đopar
Mia Domaćina Topalušić
Jadranka Frelih
Maja Mejovšek Haluza
Natalija Halužan
Patricija Žudetić
Iva Juras
Mima Karaula
Martina Klarić
Dolores Leko
 Sandra Šegedin
Henrijeta Zajec
Ana Zebić Kostel
Daniela Perosa
 

Altos

Nensy Borčić
Graziella Bracuti
Tamara Cipek
Sanja Čorak
Anastasija Dikmikj
Franica Gašpardi
Marijana Homen
Tena Lebarić Rašković
Lidija Madjerčić
Marija Posavec
Martina Zdilar-Sertić
Katarina Tomaš
Blaženka Babić
Vedrana Zrnić
 

Tenors

Kristijan Beluhan
Mario Bokun
Dario Ćurić
Siniša Galović
Zlatko Jelinčić
Damir Klačar
Damir Matić
Ninoslav Jukić-Peladić
Lovro Matošević
Zvonimir Vrankić
Vjekoslav Kaštelančić
Luka Šindija

Bass-baritones

Ante Matija Batinić
Gordan Blažević
Tomica Blažina
Antonio Brajković
Igor Hapač
Saša Ivaci
Tomislav Ivanac
Ivica Kontent
Robert Palić
Nenad Petković
Marijan Puškarić
Alen Ruško
Ivan Šatalić
Mario Štromar
Neven Paleček
Damijan Karanfilov