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Jori Klomp Becomes Royal Swedish Opera Chorus Master
An acting appointment becomes a continuing role.
The Royal Swedish Opera has named Jori Klomp its chorus master, extending a working relationship established during his service in the acting role in the 2025–26 season.
The Dutch musician arrives in the permanent position with experience across singing, instrumental performance and conducting. He trained and worked as a singer and saxophonist before developing a career in choral leadership, a background that places practical knowledge of breath, ensemble and phrasing at the centre of his work.
Klomp spent seven years at Theater Aachen as chorus master and Kapellmeister. His guest engagements have included La Monnaie in Brussels, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and Opera Zuid, giving him experience with different repertory companies and the particular demands of preparing a chorus for the stage.
At the Stockholm company, his stated approach emphasises the relationship between individual voices and a collective sound. A professional opera chorus must preserve the qualities of its singers while meeting the musical and dramatic requirements of each production; continuity of leadership can support that work across successive projects.
One announced engagement is a February 2027 performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio involving the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Klomp’s responsibility concerns the preparation of the chorus, and should not be confused with an announcement that he will conduct the entire performance.
The appointment follows a season in which he has already worked with the company, rather than introducing an unfamiliar leader directly into rehearsals. That prior contact provides a practical basis for developing longer-term ensemble habits and relationships.
No broader restructuring of the opera’s musical leadership accompanies the announcement. The concrete change is the confirmation of Klomp in the choral post, with forthcoming performances providing the next opportunities to hear how the partnership develops. His experience in both the rehearsal room and staged opera will be central to a role whose influence is often heard collectively rather than seen from the podium.