Semperoper Dresden
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the Theaterplatz near the Elbe River in the historic centre of Dresden, Germany.
The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841. After a devastating fire in 1869, the opera house was rebuilt, partly again by Semper, and completed in 1878. The opera house has a long history of premieres, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.
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Hänsel und Gretel (2006)
Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, from Semperoper Dresden, 2006. Directed by Andreas Morell, conductor Michael Hofstetter. Starring Iris Vermillon, Irmgard Vilsmaier, Antigone Papoulkas, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen. Performed in German.
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Der Rosenkavalier (2008)
Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, from NHK, Hall Tokyo, 2008. Directed by Eiji Yoshida, conductor Fabio Luisi. Starring Anne Schwanewilms, Kurt Rydl, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Anke Vondung. Performed in German.
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Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto (2008)
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, from Semperoper, Dresden, 2008. Directed by Andreas Morell, conductor Fabio Luisi. Starring Juan Diego Flórez, Zeljko Lucic, Diana Damrau, Markus Marquardt; Male Singers of the Dresden State Opera Choir. Performed in Italian.
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Franz Lehár Die lustige Witwe (2007)
Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár, from Semperoper, Dresden, 2007. Directed by Don Kent, conductor Manfred Honeck. Starring Gunther Emmerlich, Lydia Teuscher, Bo Skovhus, Petra-Maria Schnitzer. Performed in German.
