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From the 1994\u201395 season until July 2025 it was led by Maestro Boris Dujin, after which Esteban Urzelai took over as Chorus Director from the 2025\u20132026 season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chorus has sung alongside many of the great voices of the operatic stage and has worked under conductors such as Alberto Zedda, Friedrich Haider, Giuliano Carella, Antonello Allemandi, G\u00fcnter Neuhold, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, Alain Guingal, Ji\u0159\u00ed Kout, Christophe Rousset, Juanjo Mena and Jean-Christophe Spinosi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has appeared in more than 400 performances across over 75 titles\u2014particularly 19th-century Italian repertoire (Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Puccini), as well as French (Gounod, Bizet, Saint-Sa\u00ebns) and German opera (Wagner, Mozart, Beethoven). Notable highlights include <em>Les Huguenots<\/em>, <em>Der Freisch\u00fctz<\/em>, <em>Jen\u016ffa<\/em>, <em>Zigor<\/em>, <em>Alcina<\/em>, <em>G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung<\/em>, <em>Lohengrin<\/em>, <em>Tannh\u00e4user<\/em>, <em>Fidelio<\/em> and <em>Idomeneo<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given its deep commitment to ABAO Bilbao Opera, appearances outside the Bilbao opera season are carefully selected. 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