Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Orchestra
Founded1792 (1792)
1808 (1808)
LocationFrankfurt am Main
Concert hallAlte Oper, Oper Frankfurt
Music directorThomas Guggeis
Websiteoper-frankfurt.de/en/the-orchestra/the-frankfurter-opern-und-museumsorchester/

The Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (Frankfurt Opera House and Museum's Orchestra) is the resident orchestra of the Oper Frankfurt. Its somewhat peculiar name is derived from the series of "Museum Concerts", organized by the Frankfurter Museumsgesellschaft since 1808. The orchestra is ranked as an "A-list" ensemble under the German TVK regulations. Its music director and principal conductor is Thomas Guggeis.