Employees
Curious to discover who is working behind the scenes of the Vlaamse Opera? Check all our employees, classified by department.
Board of Directors
| board of directors | Pol Bamelis |
| Paul Cools | |
| Lieven Decaluwé | |
| Jan De Groof | |
| Leona Detiège | |
| André Gantman | |
| Philip Heylen | |
| Luc Jansegers | |
| Annick Schramme | |
| Katia Segers | |
| Peter Vandamme | |
| Frank Van Massenhove | |
| Mieke Van Nuland | |
| Cindy Van Paesschen | |
| Stefan Vuzdugan | |
| government-appointed directors | Andries Gryffroy (financiën) |
| Georges Nagels (cultuur) | |
| extra members General Meeting | Frank Beke |
| Paul Bellens | |
| Bram Bombeek | |
| Willy Claes | |
| Bert Corluy | |
| Jozef Dauwe | |
| Miet De Bruyn | |
| Miet Deckers | |
| Mario Maes | |
| Mieke Offeciers | |
| Inge Schoups | |
| Kiki Vervloessem |
Executive committee
| intendant/General Manager | Aviel Cahn |
| business director | Henriette Götz |
| technical director | Luc Van Loon |
| secretary | Ise Donckers |
Artistic direction
| general manager | Aviel Cahn |
| assistant to the general manager | Ise Donckers |
| deputy artistic director | Jochen Breiholz |
Dramaturgy
| chief dramaturgist | Luc Joosten |
| dramaturgists | Piet De Volder |
| Anne-Mie Lobbestael | |
| press officer | Wilfried Eetezonne |
| coordinator social and educational services | Josephine Schreibers |
| coordinator supertitles | Simen Van Mechelen |
Artistic planning
| deputy artistic director | Jochen Breiholz |
| manager planning | Wim Van Brussel |
| artistic coordinator | Catharina Wüst |
| artistic planning and productions | Steven Verachtert |
| house assistant director | Marcos Darbyshire |
| stage managers | Nico Declerck |
| Liesbeth Koeken | |
| Hans Wils |
Musical department
| chief conductor | Dmitri Jurowski |
| choirmaster & house conductor | Yannis Pouspourikas |
| manager choir & orchestra | Guido Spruyt |
| assistant manager choir & orchestra | Gerda Van den Heuvel |
| head of musical rehearsals | Jef Smits |
| repetiteurs | Petros Bakalakos |
| Hendrik Derolez | |
| children's choir | Hendrik Derolez |
| secretariat orchestra & choir | Hildegard Kennivé |
| Henri Oger | |
| choir co-ordinator | Kristina Van Loo |
| orchestra co-ordinators | Frank Claes |
| Didier Van Acker | |
| orchestra porter | Matthijs Verstegen |
| children's choir co-ordinator | Elisabeth Druwé |
| music library | Jean Delouvroy |
| Marina De Rycke | |
| Bart Verhoeven | |
| (Cesar Willekens) |
Soloist ensemble
| Gevorg Grigoryan | |
| Mirella Hagen | |
| Marija Jokovic | |
| Michael J. Scott |
Orchestra
| violin I | Marian Taché (concertmeester) |
| Katelijne Vinkeroye | |
| Carol Minor | |
| Blanca Stella Parra Arbelaez | |
| Ann Vancoillie | |
| Marjan Gils | |
| Inge Hermans | |
| Sarah Loubry | |
| Renate Podratzky | |
| Selma Selleslags | |
| Alwin Wauters | |
| violin II | Leonid Kerbel |
| Fabrice Dambrin | |
| Reinilde Leyers | |
| Inge Walraet | |
| Miguel Becerra | |
| Ivo Dobrev | |
| Se-Yun Lee | |
| Mikolaj Turschmid | |
| Justyna Piasecka | |
| Leonie Bot | |
| viola | Béatrice Derolez |
| Traudi Helmberger | |
| Johan Arnout | |
| Luc Fierens | |
| Peter Hogerheijde | |
| Metodi Poumpalov | |
| Els Van Geendertaelen | |
| Rossitsa Veleva | |
| cello | Jadranka Gasparovic |
| NN | |
| Hans-Ludwig Becker | |
| Muriel Bialek | |
| Thomas Frühauf | |
| Christoph Gerlach | |
| Greet Gils | |
| Jan Van Passen | |
| contrabas | |
| Aykut Dursen | |
| Johan Leyers | |
| Guy Lauweryssens | |
| Ion-Horia Vladila | |
| Katharina von Ahn | |
| flute | Melanie Roosken |
| Francis Poskin | |
| Benedikt Boelens | |
| oboe | Arie van der Beek |
| Marleen Gorgon | |
| NN | |
| clarinet | Fang Song |
| Eric Hardyns | |
| Marc Foets | |
| bassoon | Rémy Roux |
| Emilya Zinko | |
| Daniel Demoustiez | |
| horn | Mieke Decoster |
| Alex Van Aeken | |
| Steven Stas | |
| Dries Geeraert | |
| trumpet | Didier Petit |
| Tom Seynaeve | |
| Luc Goeman | |
| trombone | Mark Weinel |
| Joost Deryckere | |
| Joris Renders | |
| tuba | Frank Vantroyen |
| percussion | Rudy Van der Veken |
| Roel Vanderspikken | |
| harp | Arielle Valibouse |
Choir
| soprano | Christa Biesemans |
| Amy Bullard | |
| Beatrijs Desmet | |
| Fazila Hadzifejzovic | |
| Nam Hee Kim | |
| Rachael McCall | |
| Deborah Mc Clung | |
| Sarah Nicholson | |
| Min Pauwels | |
| Ginette Quartier | |
| Chia-Fen Wu | |
| Nicola Mills | |
| alto | Greetje Borst |
| Dorothée Christophe | |
| Martine De Winter | |
| Myriam Hordies | |
| Birgit Langenhuysen | |
| Cathia Lardeau | |
| Lieve Monbaliu | |
| Judy Rust | |
| Els Van Daele | |
| Vera Van Melckebeke | |
| tenor | Stephan Adriaens |
| Rudy Bakeland | |
| Ronny Demetsenaere | |
| Maarten Heirman | |
| Jaap Hoekstra | |
| Vesselin Ivanov | |
| Edward Lucero | |
| Gregory MacLeod | |
| Davy Smets | |
| Michel Van Goethem | |
| Emanuel Vanden Berghe | |
| Hugo Vanheertum | |
| bass | Patrick Cromheeke |
| Fabrice Deroo | |
| Thomas Mürk | |
| Jung-Kun Oh | |
| Onno Pels | |
| Marc Raes | |
| Miguel Torres | |
| Thierry Vallier | |
| Patrick Van Compernolle | |
| Guido Verbelen | |
| (Alexander Bratkowski) |
Administration
| business director | Henriëtte Götz |
| business director assistant | Els Agten |
| prevention adviser | Patrick Claessens |
| legal expert | Michaël Van den Eynde |
| finance manager | Luc Kerstens |
| accounts | Lutgarde Himschoot |
| Krelis Houbrechts | |
| Linda Raeymakers | |
| Liliane Verluyten | |
| sponsoring and commercial operations manager | Inge Vekeman |
| sponsoring and commercial operations assistant | Véronique De Maeght |
| PR & marketing manager | Wim Van Bree |
| audience welcome and promotion co-ordinator | Mirjam van der Schoot |
| online communication and marketing | Marjolein Craens |
| graphic designer | Britt Helbig |
| employees box office Antwerp | Inez Van Acker |
| Caroline Van Roost | |
| employees box office Ghent | Marie-Christine Hallaert |
| Claudine Morant | |
| welcome & theatre staff Antwerp co-ordinator | Elisa Farina |
| welcome & theatre staff Ghent co-ordinator | Marc Hillewaere |
| welcome & theatre staff Ghent assistant co-ordinator | Anne Vanholme |
| attendants Antwerp | Tijs Bonner |
| Martha Bosschaerts | |
| Liesbeth Bral | |
| Thomas Bral | |
| Nele Ceustermans | |
| Romina De Clopper | |
| Pravda De Moreno | |
| Stefanie de Vos | |
| Louise Dias | |
| Phoebe Dobbelaere | |
| Amitis Doustdar | |
| Kourosch Doustdar | |
| Evi Engels | |
| Robin Engels | |
| Lieven Goossens | |
| Alexia Gullotto | |
| Anaïs Gullotto | |
| Sidney Helsen | |
| Jill Jacobs | |
| Laura Janssens | |
| Marieke Janssens | |
| Winnie Monsieur | |
| Peter Pask | |
| Gilles Pinseel | |
| Daniël Sterckx | |
| Dimitri Stevens | |
| Arno Talboom | |
| Esther Tersago | |
| Wim Van Aerschot | |
| Peter Van Bosstraeten | |
| Johan Van den Mooter | |
| Joos Van Goethem | |
| Hannah Van Lith | |
| Carmen Van Mechelen | |
| Kundry Van Mechelen | |
| Jochen van Olmen | |
| Dennis Verdonck | |
| Annelies Vrebos | |
| attendants Ghent | Sven Boel |
| Aki Bollengier | |
| Jeroen De Brauwer | |
| Pieter De Clercq | |
| Viviane De Donder | |
| Valentine De Meester | |
| Hadewig De Saar | |
| Myriam Demonie | |
| Christian Fojtek | |
| Tobias Hermans | |
| Mien Maes | |
| Petra Meyns | |
| Wietske Rencken | |
| Wietse Tanghe | |
| Maxime Uytterhaeghe | |
| Anne-Victoire Van De Keckhove | |
| Leslie Van Den Meersschaut | |
| Natalie Van Gelder | |
| Leni Van Goidsenhove | |
| Simon Van Parys | |
| Victor Van Rossem | |
| Laura Van Semmertier | |
| Leo Vansteenkiste | |
| Hilde Van Wambeke | |
| Alisa Vekeman | |
| Clara Vermaercke | |
| Leib Wenge | |
| Henri Wuyts | |
| tour guides Antwerp and Ghent | Piet Convents |
| Fred Meersman | |
| Tanguy Ottomer | |
| Ria Snykers | |
| Hendrik Van Eycken | |
| An Van Houtte | |
| Paul Van de Voorde | |
| Jeanine Van Zeeland | |
| HR manager | Nick Cuyvers |
| head human resources | Vera Bisschops |
| personnel administration manager | NN |
| internal communication manager | Kristien Van Diest |
| driver | Ludo Geeraerts |
Technical department
Technical management
| technical director | Luc Van Loon |
| deputy technical director | Jan Kuppens |
| assistant technical director | Eric Smets |
| technical production leaders | Wietse Bovri |
| Ronald De Clopper | |
| Kjell Peersman | |
| assistant technical production leaders | Mieke Vanderhaeghen |
| Sophie Vrielynck | |
| technical graphics | Alexandra Houbrechts |
| Bert Serneels | |
| department head technical support | Frans Meynendonckx |
| deputy department head technical support | Patrick Achtergaele |
Costume department
| department head | Cees Janssens |
| supervisors costume production | Mieke Correas |
| Chris Janssens | |
| Veerle Van den Wouwer | |
| supervisor costume storage & dressers | Frederique Dauwe |
| assistant costume storage & dressers | Krisje Biegel |
| 1st fitter men | Inge Bruylandt |
| 1st fitter women | Lotte Payer |
| employees costume department | Eva Beys |
| Sylvie Borremans | |
| Noëlla Creyf | |
| Marijke Debelie | |
| Azzura Janssen | |
| Griet Keersmaekers | |
| Sylvia Luyckx | |
| Anna Naudts | |
| Annick Nobels | |
| Françoise Van Bruaene | |
| Sara Van Meer | |
| Miet Van Stichel | |
| Greta Wiggers | |
| Freya Wygaerden | |
| Anke Apers |
Set department
| department head | Alain De Coster |
| deputy department head | Luc Lasseel |
| employees set workshop | Peter Vanassche |
| Barbara Vackier | |
| Nico Lammens | |
| Peter Le Loup | |
| Marc Maes |
Props department
| department head | Erlinde Peeters |
| deputy department head | Wouter Janssens |
| employees props | Rani Grégoire |
| Sammy Lormans | |
Wigs & make-up
| department head | Christophe De Wachter |
| deputy department head | Nadia Schelfhout |
| employee | Ine Ramakers |
Stage technique
| department head | Gino Jacobs |
| deputy department head | Peter Mous |
| Peter Schillewaert | |
| technical support and planning | Franky De Winne |
| stage technicians | Huseyin Altunbay |
| Bram Deheyder | |
| Thomas Desmet | |
| Marcoen Dolhain | |
| Jean-Pierre Verkimpe | |
| Johan Weber | |
| Tom Van Cauwenberge | |
| driver | Eddy Willaert |
| stage technicians | Marc Alen |
| Roel Bouquet | |
| Remco Bovri | |
| Dirk De Paepe | |
| Stijn De Wael | |
| Gaetan Favier | |
| Nathalie Janssens | |
| Jan Quasters | |
| Bjorn Petry | |
| Stefaan Van Akoleyen | |
| Stijn Van Buggenhout | |
| Kurt Van Vlem | |
| Ria Vandoren | |
| NN | |
| NN | |
| NN |
Lighting/sound/video
| department head | Glen D’haenens |
| deputy department head | Stefan Geudens |
| Ivan Munro | |
| technical support | Dirk Minnebo |
| lighting technicians | Sanne Achterhof |
| Robin Baelemans | |
| Stefaan De Strooper | |
| Nicolas Moens | |
| Bart Verlaenen | |
| specialist video/lx | Stefan Van Den Eede |
| Evelien Vandenboer | |
| specialist audio | Jonathan Balthussen |
| Willem De Rijdt | |
| specialist special effects | Eric Geirnaert |
| lighting technicians | Lino De Backer |
| Muriël Derden | |
| Caroline Pauwels | |
| Jan Vereecken | |
| NN |
General and technical services
| department head | Jan Kuppens |
| assistant department head | Ria Wiewauters |
| deputy department head Antwerp | Abdelaziz Akarom |
| employees Antwerp | Patrick Bessems |
| Gert Marschang | |
| Bruno Van Dijck | |
| deputy department head Ghent | Johan Schillewaert |
| employees Ghent | David Cremers |
| Bart d’Haene | |
| Stijn Schollaert | |
| Kenneth Nielsen | |
| (Arnold Uvin) | |
| welcome & reception Antwerp | Marie-Christa Hallemans |
| Marcus Verbeeck | |
| welcome & reception Ghent | Evi Pletinck |
| Sabine Wante | |
| (Godelieve Van de Sompel) | |
| cleaners Antwerp | Nicole Schuurmans |
| Rosita Van De Weyer | |
| cleaners Ghent | Brenda Alluyn |
| Myriam De Bosschere | |
| canteen employees Antwerp | Rika Couvreur |
| Ann De Kinder | |
| canteen employees Ghent | Hans Beeckman |
| Inge Vandekerckhove |
Situation Septembre 2011
