ウィーン国立歌劇場合唱団 Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
The Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor is an Austrian mixed choir of classical music and is formed by members from the Chor der Wiener Staatsoper.
History
In 1927, Viktor Maiwald, a chorus member of the Vienna State Opera, founded the Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus in order to give the ensemble a stage presence outside the house ? in the style of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which had already become independent in 1842 from the Vienna State Opera Orchestra for its own external concerts.
The choir is organised in self-administration and elects four board members, in detail a treasurer, managing director, secretary and the executive board, as well as an extended board consisting of eight voice representatives of the individual voice groups to represent their interests. who also perform representative tasks. Since its founding, the Concert Association has also appointed its own concert director from conductors with close ties to it. These include Karl Bohm, Claudio Abbado and three-time Clemens Krauss.
The choir accepts engagements for television productions, recordings and concerts. Especially the intensive participation with several simultaneous productions at the Salzburg Festival make it necessary under certain circumstances to recruit substitutes, who are selected for reinforcement after the audition selection procedure.
Concert directors
1927 - 1931 Franz Schalk Austria
1931 - 1934 Clemens Krauss Austria
1935 - 1936 Felix Weingartner Austria
1936 - 1938 Bruno Walter Germany | Austria
1939 - 1945 Clemens Krauss Austria
1945 - 1947 Josef Krips Austria
1949 - 1954 Clemens Krauss Austria
1954 - 1981 Karl Bohm Austria
1987 - 2002 Claudio Abbado Italy
2002 - Seiji Ozawa Japan
Recordings (selection)
- Claude Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande conductor Claudio Abbado
- Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem conductor Karl Bohm
- Richard Wagner: Lohengrin conductor Claudio Abbado
- Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera conductor Herbert von Karajan