Semperoper

Semperoper
Semperoper

the Semperoper in Dresden has a long historical tradition as yard and state opera of Saxonia. Ochestra of the Semperoper is the steeped in tradition Saxonian state State of Dresden.

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history of the building

Nachtaufnahme (2006)
night photograph (2006)
Nachtaufnahme (2006) von den Brühlschen Terrassen aus
night photograph (2006) from the Brühl terraces
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the first building

from 1838 to 1841 established the building master Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) a new royal yard theatre, which however already to 21. September 1869 a fire to the victim fell.

Interior opinion of the first building

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the second building

already soon was sketched by Gottfried Semper a second building, thatunder line of his oldest son Manfred Semper (1838 - 1913) from 1871 to 1878 at the theatre place one built. The building of theatres has splendourful interior equipment. Over the portal a bronze Panther rises quadriga with Dionysos and Ariadne of Johannes Schilling. The west front of the Hinterbühne the Saxonian coat of arms, the figures „love “and „justice “as well as a head Gottfried Sempers zieren. Beside the entrance the sculptures of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, in the side niches standthe front of William the Shakespeare, Sophokles, Molière and Euripides.

This second building fell at the fright night 13. February 1945 the air raid on Dresden to the victim.

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the third building

after the Second World War prepared 1946 - 1955 security work as well as conceptional studies 1968 - 1976 the reconstruction.

To 24. June 1977 took place the Grundsteinlegung and the reconstruction under the direction of chief architect Wolfgang Hänsch. On the occasion of 40. Anniversary of the destruction could to 13. February 1985 the Semperoper with Carl Maria von Webers opera „that free contactor “to be symbolically again-opened - it was this opera, with that the opera house to 31. August 1944 closed was.

Although it was already state opera, receivedthe opera additionally after the turn the official title „Saxonian state opera “. The extreme flood of the Elbe in August 2002 caused a damage of 27 million euro to the opera house. Already three months after the flood disaster opened to 9. November 2002instead of as planned to 13. August dancer and the Saxonian state chapel with the ballet „illusions - like swan lake “the play time.

In the context of the 800-Jahr-Feierlichkeiten of the city Dresden found to 13. January 2006 the first Dresden opera ball since 1939 instead of. ThoseBestuhlung had been replaced by tables and chairs. In the hall, on ranks and in the Logen celebrated approx. 2300 guests as well as at the theatre place of about 4000 Dresdens.

Abendlich illuminated Semperoper with rider statue king Johanns

Semperoper during the flood inSpring 2005

the entrance hall of the Semperoper

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conductors

to the Semperoper worked as outstanding conductors as

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premieres

in the Sempers first yard theatre
in Sempers second yard theatre
in the rebuilt (third) Semperoper
  • Siegfried Matthus: The way of love and death of the Cornets Christoph Rilke, 1985
  • corner hard Meyer: The golden pot, 1989
  • Matthias Pint: Thomas Chatterton, 1998
  • Peter Ruzicka: Celan, 2002
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singer

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coordinates: 51° 3 ′ 16 " n. Break, 13° 44 ′ 6 " o. L.

 

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