2019 / 20 Season

2019 / 20 Season

Semperoper Dresden

Dresden and its majestic Old Town are home to a cultural heritage of international renown. Every year hundreds of thousands of visitors are captivated by the precious paintings, prestigious orchestras and musical ensembles as well as impressive buildings from different eras. One of the most famous venues is also located in this city on the Elbe: the Semperoper, an opera house with a global reputation, a distinguished ensemble and many international guests. This is also the home of the Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the oldest orchestras in the world and thus steeped in tradition. Founded in 1548 by Elector Moritz of Saxony as a court orchestra, its list of former conductors includes Heinrich Schütz, Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wag-ner, who described the ensemble as his »mira-culous harp«. Operatic history has been written at the Semperoper: This is where Richard Wag-

ner gave the world premieres of »Rienzi«, »The Flying Dutchman« and »Tannhäuser«. There is also an indelible connection to Richard Strauss, nine of whose 15 operas were performed for the first time at the Semperoper, including »Salome«, »Der Rosenkavalier« and »Elektra«. In fact, Richard Strauss collaborated closely with the Staatskapelle for almost seventy years. In 2014, his 150th birthday was celebrated at the Semperoper with a special programme of events.

From the 2018 / 19 season, Peter Theiler will be Managing Director of the Saxon State Opera in Dresden. Together with his team and artistic directors, Peter Theiler understands music the-atre and ballet in all its facets as a living memory and vital expression of our contem-porary world. With celebrated conductors,

stage directors and singers of the highest calibre as well as international collaborations, the reputation of the Semperoper will continue to grow under his watch.

Christian Thielemann has been principal con-ductor of the Staatskapelle since the 2012/13 season. The State Opera Chorus is famous in Germany and elsewhere through its concerts and CD productions. Founded by Carl Maria von Weber in 1817, celebrations to mark its 200th anniversary were held in October 2017. Weber was also instrumental in creating a dedi-cated ballet company in Dresden. Founded in 1823, its first artistic heyday came in the 1920s, followed by many great choreographies after the Second World War under directors Tom Schilling, Harald Wandtke and Vladimir Dere-vianko.

About the Semperoper

Partner der Semperoper und der Staatskapelle Dresden

Aaron S. Watkin has been the director of Sem-peroper Ballett since 2006. Today the company is renowned for the strength and versatility of its dancers, who perform a wide repertoire of classical and contemporary dance styles.

At the Semperoper, tradition and modernity have gone hand in hand for centuries. Dest-royed during the bombing of Dresden on 13 February 1945, the opera house was officially reopened 40 years later, on 13 February 1985.

Opera2019 / 20 Season

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Il viaggio a Reims /The Journey to Reims

Conductor Francesco LanzillottaDirector Laura Scozzi

Premiere 28 September 2019Performances 3, 6, 9, 20, 25 Oct 2018 & 4 Nov 2019

In 1825 a group of nobles travelling from all over Europe to the coronation of Charles X of France are stranded in a luxury hotel near Reims for lack of horses. Soon the guests are embroiled in love affairs, intrigues, secret intentions and jealous passions. But in the end, all parties make their peace at a joint banquet. Rossini’s musically colourful and highly virtuosic satire brings together Europe’s political forces of the first half of the 19th century, ostensibly in the harmless story of events at one hotel.

Premieres

GYÖRGY LIGETI

Le Grand Macabre

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber Director Calixto Bieito

Premiere 3 November 2019Performances 7, 13, 26 & 28 Nov 2019

Co-production with the Teatro Real, Madrid

Generously supported by the

Stiftung Semperoper – Förderstiftung

First performed in 1978, the anti-anti-opera »Le Grand Macabre« by the Hungarian composer György Ligeti is today regarded as one of the most effective works of musical theatre of the last decades. In a highly entertai-ning mix of medieval mystery play, absurd slapstick and black humour, Ligeti’s musically allusive composition tells the story of the imaginary country of Breughelland as it faces destruction, which in fact does not happen but is simply forgotten in a fit of collective drunkenness.

RICHARD WAGNER

Die Meistersingervon Nürnberg

Conductor Christian ThielemannDirector Jens-Daniel Herzog

Premiere 26 January 2020Performances 30 Jan 2020 & 2, 10, 16 Feb 2020

Co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival,

the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and the New National Theatre, Tokyo

Richard Wagner’s musical comedy about »The Master-Singers of Nuremberg« is a great masterpiece about love and desire, of old men and young women, of stormy poets and nit-picking bachelors. And it is a romantic utopia about how the power of singing and art is able to recon-cile conflicting social forces in the idealised medieval city of Nuremberg. A co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival under the baton of Christian Thielemann.

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2019 / 20 Season

Lucia di Lammermoor

Opera2019 / 20 Season Premieres

JACQUES OFFENBACH

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

Conductor Jonathan DarlingtonDirector Josef E. KöpplingerPremiere 29 February 2020

Performances 3, 6, 14, 20, 24, 26 Mar 2020 &1, 7 Jul 2020

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein loves men in smart uniforms. Although her duchy is really much too insignificant for war, the Grand Duchess loves to blow the trumpet to ready the fit soldiers for attack. She is particularly fond of the simple soldier Fritz, whom she quickly pro-motes from private to general – but, just as fast, he slips back down the career ladder. Jacques Offenbach’s cheeky comedy »The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein« will be directed at the Semperoper by Josef E. Köpplinger, a specialist for entertaining musical theatre.

PREMIERE

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Madama Butterfly

Conductor Lorenzo ViottiDirector Amon Miyamoto

Premiere 26 April 2020Performances 29 Apr 2020 &2, 16, 22, 24, 31 May 2020

Co-production with the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and

Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen

Project Partners: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen,

Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden,

Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen,

LBBW

Giacomo Puccini considered his Tragedia giapponese, premiered in Milan in 1904, to be his most emotionally charged opera. Even today, the tragic love story of the young geisha Cio-Cio-san and the American naval officer touches our hearts while we are shaken by the realism with which cultural misunderstandings are shown. Together with star designer Kenzo Takada, Japanese director Amon Miyamoto presents an oriental view of this Japanese-American romance.

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GIUSEPPE VERDI

Don Carlo

Conductor Christian ThielemannDirector Vera NemirovaPremiere 23 May 2020

Performances 26, 29 May 2020 &1 June 2020

Co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival

Generously supported by the

Stiftung Semperoper – Förderstiftung

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera »Don Carlo«, based on the play by Friedrich Schiller, is presented at the Semperoper in cooperation with the Salz-burg Easter Festival. It tells the tragic story of the Spanish heir to the throne, who loses his bride to his own father and – within the chill atmosphere of power – comes to a dreadful end. Christian Thielemann conducts Verdi’s scintil-lating score. The ensemble is led by Anna Netrebko as Élisabeth and Yusif Eyvazov in the title role while internationally acclaimed bass Ildar Abdrazakov sings the role of King Philippe.

TORSTEN RASCH

The Other Wife

Conductor Roland KluttigDirector Immo Karaman

Premiere 3 June 2020Performances 7 & 24 Jun 2020

The world premiere of a work commissioned

by the Semperoper.

In his opera about the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah, composer Torsten Rasch has crea-ted an exciting story of a ménage à trois which at the same time deals with the emergence of the three great world religions. Christianity and Judaism derive their origins directly from Abraham and his son Isaac, while his second son Ishmael, whom he conceived with Hagar, is a great prophet in the Islamic tradition. Born in Dresden in 1964, Torsten Rasch is a highly versatile composer, having written not only operas and orchestral pieces but also film scores.

Les Contes d‘Hoffmann / The Tales of Hoffmann

Opera2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Alcina

Conductor Ottavio DantoneDirector Jan Philipp Gloger

Performances 29, 31 Mar 2020 & 2 Apr 2020

On her island kingdom Alcina enchants men according to her fancy. Then Bradamante arri-ves, intent on freeing her husband Ruggiero from the sorceress’s clutches. But the choice between Alcina’s world of passion and a safe family life with Bradamante is not easy. And for the first time Alcina sees her world and her magic power under threat. »Alcina« is one of the most fascinating works by George Frideric Handel, whose touching arias plumb the depths of each character’s soul.

CabaretAlcina

Così fan tutte

PHILIP VENABLES

4.48 Psychose

Conductor Max Renne Director Tobias Heyder

Performances 7, 9, 10, 13 & 15 Sep 2019

Employing violent and stark language, the works of the English playwright Sarah Kane (1971–1999) are highly aesthetic and deeply moving. The chamber opera »4.48 Psychose« by young English composer Philip Venables is based on the play of the same name by Kane, which focuses on her experience of depressive illness, the loss of self-determination and indeed of feeling itself. From the musical per-spective of six female singers, the author’s state of mind expands into three-dimensional space to reveal the passion, love of life, fear and strength of a unique woman and artist.

JOHN KANDER / FRED EBB / JOE MASTEROFF

Cabaret

Conductor Max RenneDirector Manfred Weiß

Performances 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27 &28, 29 Jan 2020

Berlin at the end of the 1920s: Lurid red-light districts, shady bars and parties that never end. Every evening in the Kit Kat Club, Sally Bowles proclaims her maxim that »Life is a Cabaret«. Falling in love with her, the American writer Clifford Bradshaw wants them to live together. But Sally shuts her eyes to the reality of the world, preferring to dream of a great stage career where life is so glittering and effortless. Visit for yourself the Kit Kat Club to witness a world on the brink of disaster.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Così fan tutte

Conductor Jonathan Darlington Director Andreas Kriegenburg

Performances 15, 22, 27 Jan 2020 &11, 21, 24 Feb 2020

Don Alfonso assures his two young friends Guglielmo and Ferrando that »Così fan tutte« or »All women do it«. Indeed, he intends to give tangible proof, wagering that even their angelic lovers will be unfaithful when the opportunity arises – after all, they are women! A dangerous masquerade begins. Things quickly turn seri-ous when the playful experiment leads to a web of suspicion and jealousy.

Opera2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

Der Freischütz Die Entführung aus dem Serail

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Die Entführung ausdem Serail

Conductor Kristiina Poska Director Michiel Dijkema

Performances 6, 13 Sep 2019 & 4, 7 Oct 2019

Kidnapped by pirates and imprisoned in Pasha Selim’s seraglio, Pedrillo, his lover Blonde and Konstanze dream of rescue. Yet Konstanze’s fiancé Belmonte fails in his attempt to free them; in the end only the Pasha himself can grant them freedom. Orientalism and the Enlightenment meet colourful costumes and a fairytale backdrop in this production by Dutch director and stage designer Michiel Dijkema.

Der Rosenkavalier Die Fledermaus

JOHANN STRAUSS

Die Fledermaus

Conductor John Fiore Director Günter Krämer

Performances 20, 27 Dec 2019 &1, 9, 11 Jan 2020

A marquis and a chevalier, a Hungarian countess and aspiring artists meet at Count Orlofsky’s ball. No one, however, is who they claim to be. Eve-rything is masquerade and fakery, and so the high-society ball ends at the prison, where the masks fall and everyone agrees: The champagne was to blame! Rightly regarded as the »Queen of Operettas«, Johann Strauss’s »Die Fledermaus« always creates a sparkling atmosphere, not just at the turn of the year!

CARL MARIA VON WEBER

Der Freischütz

Conductor Christoph Gedschold Director Axel Köhler

Performances 11 Dec 2019 & 3, 5 Jan 2020

The desperate desire for success draws assis-tant forester Max into the darkest recesses of the human soul. He resolves to accompany Caspar into the Wolf’s Glen to cast the magic bullets with which he hopes to win the hand of his Agathe at the prize shooting. This perhaps most romantic of German operas portrays not only the fate of a man driven to extremes by the fear of failure, but also a society which has lost its bearings and seeks stability.

RICHARD STRAUSS

Der Rosenkavalier

Conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg

Performances 12, 17, 26 & 31 Oct 2019

When Octavian delivers a silver engagement rose to Sophie on behalf of the aged fortune-hunter Baron Ochs, the young couple fall in love. For the Marschallin this blossoming rela-tionship means the loss of her younger lover Octavian, for Sophie social advancement and for Ochs a great humiliation. Hardly any opera is more familiar to Semperoper audiences than the bittersweet comedy »Der Rosenkavalier« by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which premiered here in 1911.

Opera2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

The Magic Flute

Eugene Onegin

Fidelio

PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY

Eugene Onegin

Conductor Omer Meir WellberDirector Markus Bothe

Performances 3 & 5 Jul 2020

Tired of the big city, its excess of parties and women, Eugene Onegin returns to the country-side, where he meets the young Tatyana, daughter of a landowner. Inspired by tales of romantic love, Tatyana believes to have finally found this in Onegin. But he brusquely rejects her, unwilling to commit to any personal ties. Only years later does he comprehend his great mistake and lack of courage. Yet the realization comes too late – Tatyana has already married Prince Gremin.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Fidelio

Conductor John Fiore Director Christine MielitzPerformances 11 Oct 2019,28 May & 2, 5 Jun 2020

Christine Mielitz’s production of Beethoven’s »Fidelio« celebrated its premiere on 7 October 1989. While local citizens gathered in front of the Semperoper in support of democracy and human rights, the director placed the action of this »rescue opera« in a contemporary prison courtyard with a surveillance tower and barbed wire. 30 years after the premiere, this tale of Leonore, who disguises herself as a man to find her unjustly imprisoned husband Florestan, has lost none of its intensity.

BEDŘICH SMETANA

The Bartered Bride

Conductor Srba DinićDirector Mariame Clément

Performances 30 May 2020 & 4, 6 Jun 2020

Marie loves Hans and Hans loves Marie. But Hans is a stranger in the city and Marie is to marry Wenzel, the son of the landowner Micha, in order to settle an old debt. The sly marriage-broker Kezal even offers Hans money if he renounces Marie – a deal that Hans surprisingly accepts... A fast-paced mix of moving love story and bawdy folk play, Smetana’s exuberant opera tells the story of a hidebound society of tradition and honour, which can only be defeated using its own weapons.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

The Magic Flute

Conductor Moritz Gnann / Gábor Káli / Felix Krieger / Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider / Patrick Lange

Director Achim FreyerPerformances 5, 7 Sep, 30 Nova+e, 7a+e, 14 Dec

2019, 24, 29 Jan, 1, 22 Feb, 5, 8 Mar, 12a+e, 18, 27 Apr, 3a+e, 15 May, 11, 20, 27 Jun &

6 Jul 2020

Instructed by the Queen of the Night to free her daughter Pamina, Prince Tamino and the bird-catcher Papageno set off to the kingdom of the mighty ruler Sarastro. With the support of three child-spirits, a magic flute and bells, they face various trials and dangers on the path to wis-dom and love. For his Dresden production of »The Magic Flute«, director Achim Freyer has turned to the Kasperltheater art of puppetry, which was already popular in Mozart’s time.

Opera2019 / 20 Season

Il barbiere di Siviglia / The Barber of Seville

La bohèmeHansel and Gretel

La traviata

Repertoire

GIACOMO PUCCINI

La bohème

Conductor Pietro Rizzo / Antonino Fogliani / Daniele Callegari

Director Christine MielitzPerformances 15, 20 Sep, 2 Dec 2019,

4, 25, 31 Jan, 2 March & 25 Apr 2020

Sharing a flat in Paris’s bohemian community of artists and students, the poet Rodolfo and his friends pursue a lifestyle that brings free-dom… albeit with financial hardship. Things seem to take a turn for the better when Rodolfo falls in love with his neighbour Mimì. But poverty and Mimì’s mortal illness overshadow the relationship. Christine Mielitz’s production of Puccini’s fourth opera is one of the most popular works in the Semperoper repertoire, to date successfully performed over 340 times.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

La traviata

Conductor Stefano RanzaniDirector Andreas Homoki

Performances 9, 15, 20, 22 & 27 Nov 2019

Concealing her mortal illness, the courtesan Violetta is the heart and soul of glittering par-ties. But then she falls in love with Alfredo. The couple retreat to the country to begin a new life together. When Alfredo’s father demands that they separate, Violetta obeys, leaving Alf-redo only a farewell letter. Later Alfredo humi-liates Violetta publicly at a ball. But when he realizes his mistake, Violetta is already in the throes of death.

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

Hansel and Gretel

Conductor Srba Dinić Director Katharina Thalbach

Performances 13, 19 & 21 Dec 2019a+e

The tale of the siblings Hansel and Gretel, who get lost in the woods and fall into the clutches of the evil witch, is imaginatively expanded in Katharina Thalbach’s production of the opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. Featuring other figures from the stories of the Brothers Grimm, the director invites children and adults alike to follow in the footsteps of the beloved fairy-tale characters through the beautiful yet gruesome magical forest.

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Il barbiere di Siviglia /The Barber of Seville

Conductor Ottavio Dantone /Alessandro De Marchi

Director Grischa AsagaroffPerformances 19a+e, 24, 28 Apr,

7, 9 May & 12, 14a+e, 30 Jun 2020

Premiered in 1816, Rossini’s comic opera »Il barbiere di Siviglia« rightly bears the subtitle »The Useless Precaution«. Full of jealousy, old Dottore Bartolo tries to keep his ward Rosina locked away in order to marry her himself and thereby gain her rich inheritance. However, his hopes are shattered when the young and char-ming Count Almaviva conquers the young woman’s heart thanks to clever disguises, spar-kling melodies and the help of the barber Figaro.

Opera2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro

Les Contes d’Hoffmann / The Tales of Hoffmann

JACQUES OFFENBACH

Les Contes d’Hoffmann /The Tales of Hoffmann

Conductor John FioreDirector Johannes Erath

Performances 24 Nov, 1 Dec 2019 &7, 10, 17 Apr 2020

In this fantastic opera by Jacques Offenbach, the romantic poet E.T.A. Hoffmann himself takes centre stage as the unhappy lover. He encounters his own characters in a puzzling adventure lying somewhere between reality and imagination. But neither Olympia nor Anto-nia nor Giulietta proves herself an ideal lover. »The Tales of Hoffmann« is a musical kaleido-scope, here staged by Johannes Erath using a wealth of suggestive imagery.

Lucia di Lammermoor

GAETANO DONIZETTI

Lucia di Lammermoor

Conductor Stefano RanzaniDirector Dietrich W. Hilsdorf

Performances 9, 18 Dec 2019 & 2 Jan 2020

Lucia falls in love with her family’s sworn enemy. After being forced to marry a rich heir, she murders her husband on their wedding night. Descending into madness, Lucia is finally liberated and feels happy, believing herself near her lover. »Lucia di Lammermoor« is a pearl of bel canto opera and a virtuoso chal-lenge for every singer. In clear structures and reduced to the core of human relations, Diet-rich W. Hilsdorf illuminates the psychological drama of an oppressed woman battling against the rest of the world.

GIACOMO MEYERBEER

Les Huguenots

Conductor Stefan SolteszDirector Peter Konwitschny

Performances 15, 18 & 21 Mar 2020

In the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572, French Catholics killed thousands of their fellow citizens who, as Huguenots, belonged to the new faith of the Reformation. Giacomo Meyerbeer brings these events to life in his opera »Les Huguenots«, showing in powerful scenes how reli-gious dispute can lead to mass murder. Exerting a dramatic fascination that is impossible to escape, »Les Huguenots« is a key work in the history of opera that has regained popularity in recent years.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Le nozze di Figaro /The Marriage of Figaro

Conductor Omer Meir WellberDirector Johannes Erath

Performances 29 Sep, 5 Oct 2019,25, 28 Mar & 4 Apr 2020

The comedic plot involving the servant Figaro, his fiancée Susanna and Count Almaviva is fast and full of intrigue. Disguises, confusion and surprising parentage can also be found in this staging by director Johannes Erath, who places each act in a different theatrical epoch, from the commedia dell’arte to bourgeois tragedy.

Opera2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Nabucco

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber /Daniele Callegari

Director David BöschPerformances 8, 10, 16, 21, 23, 29 Nov 2019 &

6 Dec 2019

»Nabucco« is the masterpiece of the young Giuseppe Verdi. Based on the story of the Babylonian king Nabucco, his power-hungry daughter Abigaille and the subjugated people of the Israelites, the opera, premiered in 1842, tells of freedom, faith and human hubris. »Nabucco« is one of Verdi’s most popular ope-ras, not least thanks to the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, »Va, pensiero, sull‘ali dorate«.

Opera

Rigoletto

Tosca

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Tosca

Conductor Giampaolo Bisanti /Antonino Fogliani / Daniele Callegari

Director Johannes SchaafPerformances 12, 14, 21 Sep, 1, 14 Nov 2019,

12, 15, 23, 28 Feb & 1, 7 Mar 2020

The singer Tosca lives solely for her art. But when her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, gives refuge to the escaped political prisoner Angelotti, both are targeted by a brutal state authority. In his operatic thriller, Giacomo Puccini tells a story of artists in politically turbulent times whose search for private happiness tragically fails.

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU

Platée

Conductor Paul AgnewDirector Rolando Villazón

Performances 8, 20 & 23 Apr 2020

Jean-Philippe Rameau’s ballet-opera »Platée« is one of the most unusual works of musical theatre from the 18th century. Platée is a marsh nymph who seldom sees the sun, and whose longing for love and recognition is mercilessly mocked by Jupiter and the other gods. Rolando Villazón made his directing debut at the Sem-peroper with »Platée«, giving us a tragicomedy about an outsider that is also a witty and opu-lent piece of entertainment.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Rigoletto

Conductor Antonio FoglianiDirector Nikolaus Lehnhoff

Performances 10, 13, 19 & 21 Jun 2019a+e

The jester is clad in poisonous green in Niko-laus Lehnhoffs production of »Rigoletto«, and poisonous also is his mockery of the Duke of Mantua’s courtiers and subjects. At the same time he frets about his only daughter, whom he shields from the outside world in order to keep her from the clutches of his master, a notorious womanizer. When the Duke nevertheless mana-ges to have his wicked way, Rigoletto swears bloody revenge. But his plot backfires ...

Ballet2019 / 20 Season

PREMIERE

GEORGE BALANCHINE, HANS VAN MANEN,

DAVID DAWSON

Vier letzte Lieder

A three-part ballet evening

Conductor Jonathan Darlington

»Stravinsky Violin Concerto«Choreography George Balanchine© The George Balanchine Trust

Music Igor Strawinsky

»Kleines Requiem«Choreography Hans van ManenMusic Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

»Vier letzte Lieder« (premiere)Choreography David Dawson

Music Richard Strauss

Premiere 26 June 2020Performances 28 Jun 2020 & 2, 4, 8, 11 Jul 2020

Project Partners: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen,

Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden,

Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen,

LBBW

Alongside George Balanchine’s formalistic yet dazzling »Stravinsky Violin Concerto« (1972), »Kleines Requiem« is the first work by Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen to be performed at the Semperoper. This new three-part ballet evening by Semperoper Ballett concludes with the world premiere of David Dawson’s interpretation of »Four Last Songs« by Richard Strauss.

Premieres

PREMIERE

PINA BAUSCH

Iphigenie auf Tauris

Choreography Pina BauschMusic Christoph Willibald GluckConductor Jonathan Darlington

Premiere 5 December 2019Performances 8, 10, 12 & 15 Dec 2019

Generously supported by the

Stiftung Semperoper – Förderstiftung

In 1974 Pina Bausch created her dance-opera »Iphigenie auf Tauris« to the music of the opera of the same name by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Accompanied by live sin-gers and musicians, she employed her intensive and im-pulsive physical vocabulary to brilliantly interpret the story of the Greek princess Iphigenie, who serves as a priestess to Diana on the island of Tauris, and who is re-quired to sacrifice her own brother – believed to be lost – to the goddess.

Giselle

Ballet2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Choreography Aaron S. Watkin & Jason Beechey after Marius Petipa

Music Pyotr I. TchaikovskyConductor Nathan Fifield /

Mikhail AgrestPerformances 22a+e, 23a+e, 25a+e, 26 Dec 2019a+e &

10, 12, 17, 18a+e, 19 Jan 2020a+e

Tchaikovsky’s »The Nutcracker« is as much a part of Christmas as Dresden Stollen. Given a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, Marie quickly takes a shine to the wooden figure. Soon, how-ever, a troop of belligerent mice bring danger. Yet it seems as if the nutcracker has come to life. With her new friend, the girl embarks on a jour-ney through a land of sweet dreams, but also into adulthood.

Don QuixoteCarmen

Carmen

Choreography Johan IngerMusic Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin

Conductor Marc ÁlvarezPerformances 30 Mar & 1, 3, 9, 11a+e, 13 Apr 2020

The ballet »Carmen« by Swedish star choreo-grapher Johan Inger seamlessly follows the tradition of great Carmen interpretations from John Cranko and Mats Ek to Carlos Acosta. From a child’s perspective, Inger portrays the romantic tragedy of Carmen, Don José and the torero – a tale of passion, jealousy, revenge and hatred – in thrillingly vivid images. »Carmen« was created in 2015 for Madrid’s Compañía Nacional de Danza. For his first full-length bal-let, the choreographer was awarded the Prix Benois de la Danse – the »Oscar« of the ballet world – in Moscow in 2016.

Don Quixote –A man from La Mancha, his dream and

his Dulcinea

Choreography Aaron S. WatkinMusic Ludwig Minkus, Manuel de Falla

Conductor Mikhail AgrestPerformances 6, 8, 10a+e, 17, 21 & 25 May 2020

»Don Quixote« is the world famous ballet by Marius Petipa, borrowing various scenes from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. In his dreams, the title hero goes in search of his ideal woman, Dulcinea, before eventually finding himself. In his version of “Don Quixote”, Aaron S. Watkin reinterprets this sublime story by drawing on Petipa’s physical vocabulary while utilizing the shimmering music of Manuel de Falla for an expansive sonic cosmos.

Ballet2019 / 20 Season Repertoire

Giselle

Choreography David DawsonMusic Adolphe Adam

Conductor Benjamin PopePerformances 19, 22, 27, 30 Sep 2019 &

2, 8 Oct 2019

Giselle loves Albrecht even more than dance, and he passionately returns this love. On the threshold to womanhood, she experiences for the first time the consuming desire of a love that does not yet know distrust, disappoint-ment or loss. But Giselle has to accept that Albrecht is already betrothed, and her heart is broken. Transported to the mysterious and fea-red world of the legendary Wilis, Giselle resists the desire for revenge and retribution – and Albrecht finds forgiveness.

Sleeping Beauty

Choreography Aaron S. Watkinafter Marius Petipa

Music Pyotr I. TchaikovskyConductor David Coleman /

Mikhail AgrestPerformances 13, 18, 19, 24, 27 Oct 2019a+e &

2 Nov 2019a+e

Accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s magical score, »Sleeping Beauty«, is considered one of the most challenging narrative ballets in the classical oeuvre. Based on the legendary choreography by Marius Petipa from 1890, Aaron S. Watkin refashioned the famous fairy tale in 2007, poetically and expressi-vely depicting Princess Aurora’s path from child to young woman: From her baptism in the circle of fairies and the curse of the evil fairy Carabosse to her hundred-year slumber and happy awakening by the prince’s rescuing kiss.

Sleeping Beauty

Giselle

Labyrinth - The Four Temperaments

Labyrinth

The Four TemperamentsChoreography George Balanchine© The George Balanchine Trust

Music Paul Hindemith

Errand into the MazeChoreography Martha Graham

Music Gian Carlo Menotti

Black MilkChoreography Ohad Naharin

Music Paul Smadbeck

Songs for a SirenChoreography Joseph Hernandez

Music Barret Anspach(new composition)

Performances 13, 16, 19, 22 & 27 Mar 2020

»Errand into the Maze« is a visually powerful adaptation of the Greek myth of the Minotaur created in 1947 by Martha Graham in the same building as the neoclassical choreography »The Four Temperaments« by George Balanchine a year earlier. Until today these two works have shaped the development of dance worldwide. In »Black Milk«, Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, a student of Graham’s, propels his five dancers across the stage in an energetic, see-mingly archaic work, before the darkly myste-rious choreography »Songs for a Siren«, crea-ted by Joseph Hernandez for the Semperoper Ballett, completes the labyrinth.

Staatskapelle2019 / 20 Season

TheStaatskapelle DresdenCHRISTIAN THIELEMANN

Principal Conductor

MYUNG-WHUN CHUNG

Principal Guest Conductor

HERBERT BLOMSTEDT

Conductor Laureate

Founded by Moritz, Elector of Saxony, in 1548, the Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the oldest orchestras in the world and thus stee-ped in tradition.

Over its long history many distinguished conductors and internationally celebrated instrumentalists have left their mark on this one-time court orchestra. Previous directors include Heinrich Schütz, Johann Adolf Hasse, Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner, who called the ensemble his »miraculous harp«. Prominent conductors of the last 100 years include Ernst von Schuch, Fritz Reiner, Fritz Busch, Karl Böhm, Joseph Keilberth, Rudolf Kempe, Otmar Suitner, Kurt Sander-ling, Herbert Blomstedt and Giuseppe Sino-poli. From 2002 the orchestra was led by Bernard Haitink (until 2004) followed by Fabio Luisi (2007-2010). Since the 2012/13 season, Christian Thielemann has been prin-cipal conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. In May 2016, Herbert Blomstedt, a former principal conductor of long standing, was appointed the orchestra’s conductor laureate. The only previous titleholder, from 1990 until his death in 2013, was Sir Colin Davis. Myung-Whun Chung has been principal guest conductor since the 2012/13 season.

Richard Strauss and the Staatskapelle were closely linked for more than sixty years. Nine of the composer’s operas were premie-red in Dresden, including »Salome«, »Elektra« and »Der Rosenkavalier«, while Strauss’s »Alpine Symphony« was dedicated to the orchestra. Countless other famous composers have written works either premiered by or dedicated to the orchestra. In 2007 the Staats-kapelle reaffirmed this tradition by introdu-cing the annual position of »Capell-Composi-teur«, subsequently held by composers such as Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm, Sofia Gubaidulina, Arvo Pärt and Peter Eötvös.

The Staatskapelle’s home is the Sempero-per, where it performs around 260 operas and ballets each season. In addition, the ensemble presents another 50 symphonic and chamber concerts as well as a concert series held in Dresden’s Frauenkirche.

As one of the world’s most celebrated sym-phony orchestras, the Staatskapelle regularly travels abroad to the foremost classical venues. Since 2013 it has been the resident orchestra of the Salzburg Easter Festival, whose artistic director is Christian Thielemann.

The Staatskapelle also supports the local region: Since October 2008 it has been the patron orchestra of Meetingpoint Music Messiaen in the double city of Görlitz / Zgor-zelec. And in September 2010 the orchestra helped found the International Shostakovich Festival in Gohrisch (Saxon Switzerland), which is the only such annual event entirely dedicated to the music and life of Dmitri Shostakovich.

In Brussels in 2007 the Staatskapelle became the first – and so far only – orchestra to be awarded the »European Prize for the Pre-servation of the World’s Musical Heritage«.

Volkswagen is a partner of the Staatskapelle Dresden.

Staatskapelle2019 / 20 Season

Christian ThielemannPrincipal Conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden

The 2019 / 2020 season is Christian Thielemann’s eighth as principal conductor of the Staats-kapelle Dresden. Following engagements at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, in Gelsenkirchen, Karlsruhe, Hanover and Dusseldorf, he became Generalmusikdirektor in Nuremberg in 1988. In 1997 he returned to his hometown of Berlin to direct the Deutsche Oper until 2004, when he became music director of the Munich Philharmonic, a post he occupied until 2011. In addition to his current position in Dresden, Thielemann has been artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival (where the Staatskapelle is resident orches-tra) since 2013.

In recent seasons Christian Thielemann has contributed greatly to the birthday cele-brations for Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. But he has also conducted the works of diverse composers ranging from Bach to Henze, Rihm and Gubaidulina, in Dresden and on tour. In the Semperoper he has con-ducted new productions of »Manon Lescaut«, »Simon Boccanegra«, »Elektra« and »Der Freischütz« as well as two complete cycles of Wagner’s »Ring des Nibelungen« in early 2018. At the Salzburg Easter Festival he has conducted »Parsifal«, »Arabella«, the operatic double-bill »Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci« as well as »Otello«, »Die Walküre« and »Tosca«.

Christian Thielemann maintains close ties to the Berlin Philharmonic as well as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, whose New Year’s Concert he conducted in 2019. Fol-lowing his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2000, he has returned every year to thrill audiences with benchmark interpretations, first as musical advisor for five years and, since 2015, as the festival’s music director. In

addition, he has been invited to conduct the great orchestras of Amsterdam, London, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, and has per-formed in Israel, Japan and China.

As a UNITEL exclusive artist, Christian Thielemann has a large catalogue of recor-dings. His most recent projects with the Staatskapelle include Anton Bruckner’s Sym-phonies Nos. 1 and 3-9, the symphonies and solo concertos of Johannes Brahms as well as the operas »Der Freischütz«, »Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci«, »Elektra«, »Die Wal-küre« and »Lohengrin«, on CD or DVD. In addition to symphonic works by Beethoven, Liszt, Bruckner, Reger, Pfitzner and Busoni, he has recorded various New Year’s Eve con-certs for DVD release with the Staatskapelle Dresden. Together with the Vienna Philhar-monic, he has recorded a complete set of Beethoven’s symphonies.

Christian Thielemann is an honorary mem-ber of London’s Royal Academy of Music and holds honorary doctorates from the Franz Liszt College of Music in Weimar and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. In May 2015 he was awarded the Richard Wagner Prize of the Richard Wagner Society of Leipzig, and in October 2016 received the Prize of the Sem-peroper Foundation. Christian Thielemann is the patron of the Richard-Wagner-Stätten in Graupa as well as the 49th International Youth Music Competition »jugend creativ« of the Volksbank and Raiffeisenbank.

Staatskapelle2019 / 20 Season Concert Highlights

Non-subscriptionconcert on the Staatskapelle’s471st birthday

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 11 a.m.Semperoper

Conductor & harpsichord Ton KoopmanSoprano Robin Johannsen

Contralto Maarten EngeltjesTenor N. N.

Bass Manuel Walser

JOHANN DAVID HEINICHEN

»La gara degli dei«(on the 300th anniversary of the wedding of

Prince Friedrich August III in Dresden in 1719)

JOSEPH HAYDN

Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major, Hob. I:98

Ton Koopman Philippe Herreweghe

David Robertson

4th Symphony Concert

Sunday, 10 November 2019, 11 a.m.Monday, 11 November 2019, 8 p.m.Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 8 p.m.

Semperoper

Conductor David RobertsonJudith Elena Zhidkova

Duke Bluebeard Matthias Goerne

ARIBERT REIMANN

Neun Stücke für Orchester

BÉLA BARTÓK

Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance)

Non-subscriptionconcert:

Mozart’s finalsymphonies

Monday, 28 October 2019, 8 p.m.Kulturpalast

Conductor Philippe Herreweghe

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, KV 543Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550

Symphony No. 41 in C major, KV 551 »Jupiter«

5th Symphony Concert

Sunday, 15 December 2019, 11 a.m.Monday, 16 December 2019, 8 p.m.Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 8 p.m.

Semperoper

Conductor Christian Thielemann

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 »Eroica«

6th Symphony Concert

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 11 a.m.Monday, 13 January 2020, 8 p.m.Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 8 p.m.

Semperoper

Conductor Christian Thielemann

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67

2019 / 20 Season

Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden

Staatskapelle2019 / 20 Season

Christian Thielemann

Sol Gabetta

Tugan Sokhiev

New Year’s Eve Concert

Monday, 30 December 2019, 7 p.m.Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 5.15 p.m.

Semperoper

Conductor Christian ThielemannSoloists to be announced.

FRANZ LEHÁR

»Das Land des Lächelns« /»The Land of Smiles«

10th Symphony Concert

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 8 p.m.Friday, 1 May 2020, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 2 May 2020, 11 a.m.Semperoper

Conductor Christian ThielemannCello Sol Gabetta

ROBERT SCHUMANN

Overture to »Genoveva«, op. 81Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

ARIBERT REIMANN

Seven Fragments for Orchestrain memory of Robert Schumann

ROBERT SCHUMANN

Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E Major, op. 52

11th Symphony Concert

Sunday, 7 June 2020, 11 a.m.Monday, 8 June 2020, 8 p.m.Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 8 p.m.

Semperoper

Conductor Franz Welser-Möst

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

RICHARD STRAUSS

Aus Italien op. 16

Non-subscriptionconcert on the eve of

the InternationalShostakovich Festival

Gohrisch

Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 8 p.m. Kulturpalast

Conductor Tugan SokhievCello Sol Gabetta

Works by DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Franz Welser-Möst

Concert Highlights

2019 / 20 Season

Onstage with the Staatskapelle Dresden

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Semperoper vestibule towards the Zwinger

Visitor service

The box office is located in the Schinkelwache building on the Theaterplatz.

Semperoper DresdenSales & ServiceTheaterplatz 201067 Dresden

More information: semperoper.de/en

BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS

Monday to Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.*Sunday & public holidays closed* January to March 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

BOX OFFICE CLOSED

during the summer theatre break:

5 to 25 August 2019Christmas / New Year:

24, 25, 26 and 31 December 2019as well as 1 January 2020

INDIVIDUAL RESERVATIONS (MON – SAT)

T +49 351 4911 705 • F +49 351 4911 700bestellung@semperoper.de

GROUP RESERVATIONS (MON – FRI)

T +49 351 4911 718 • F +49 351 4911 700gruppen@semperoper.de

EVENING BOX OFFICE IN THE

SEMPEROPER

Opens 1 hour before the scheduled perfor-mance. Standing places on the 4th circle can be purchased at the evening box office for sold-out events in the Semperoper, insofar as these are not required for technical installations.

EVENING BOX OFFICE IN SEMPER ZWEI

AND BALLET HALL

Opens ½ hour before the scheduled perfor-mance.

More information: semperoper.de/en

Ticket sales for the 2019 / 20 season

Ticket sales begin on:Wednesday, 13 March 2019 at 10 a.m.External events, guest performances, Exclu-sive Events as well as performances on World Theatre Day are excluded from early sales.

INTERNET

At semperoper.de/en it is possible to book up

to 15 tickets online using your credit card(Visa, Master, Amex) or by SOFORT-Überwei-sung. This also applies when purchasing tickets to family performances or several per-formances in a discount package. The maxi-mum number of tickets may be restricted per person and performance. Ticket sales are sub-ject to the terms and conditions of Tickets.com Systems GmbH. There is a basic adminis-trative charge of 4 euros per ticket and a charge of 6 euros on package bookings. Dis-counts for disability are not offered on tickets purchased online. Discounts cannot be clai-med on already purchased tickets.

VISITOR SERVICE

We are happy to take your ticket reservations by phone, email or in person at our box office in the Schinkelwache. All bookings are binding and will be confirmed in writing. Please provide the following details with your order: the desi-red performance (date & time), number of required tickets, preferred seating category, customer number (if available), your name and

address as well as your telephone number or email address.

Payment can be made by bank transfer upon receipt of invoice, by credit card or in per-son at the box office. Payment upon receipt of invoice is no longer possible two weeks or less before the performance; in this case tickets must be purchased by credit card or directly at the box office.

PRINT@HOME / SMARTPHONE-TICKET

The easiest and fastest way to get hold of yourtickets! Use the Print@Home system to easily and securely purchase and print your desired tickets and gift tokens by visiting semper- oper.de/en.

Your tickets can also be directly down- loaded to your smartphone. A unique barcode ensures the validity of your tickets.

TICKET DELIVERY / COLLECTION

If requested, tickets will be sent by post as soon as payment is received. If there is insuf-ficient time for postal delivery (10 days or less before the scheduled performance date) your tickets will be held at the evening box office under your name, customer number or the specified order number. Proof of purchase is required (order confirmation, email confirma-tion, etc) and tickets should be collected no later than 30 minutes before the performance. Prepaid tickets can also be sent as Print@Home tickets by email on request.

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Terms of sale for groups for the 2019 / 20 season The following terms for performances at the Semperoper Dresden* apply to groups of more than 20 persons:

TERMS FOR EARLY BOOKINGS

- You are required to pay a deposit on bookings for performances that are less than 8 months hence. This deposit must be paid within 8 weeks of the booking date. The final invoice will be sent to you 4 months before the performance date. This must be settled within 4 weeks.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

- You are required to pay a deposit on bookings for performances that are less than 8 months hence. This deposit must be paid within 4 weeks of the booking date. The final invoice will be sent to you 4 months before the performance date. This must be settled within 4 weeks.- If the desired performance is within the next 5 months then you will receive an invoice for full payment, which must be settled within 4 weeks.

* These terms and conditions do not apply to third-party events and guest performances.

You will be sent an invoice by post or by email. The required deposit of 10 euros per ticket is not a surcharge; your ticket price will be redu-ced accordingly. The final amount due corres-ponds to the sum remaining after deduction of

any advance payment. An extension option past the invoice due date is generally not possible. Please note that reserved tickets will be automatically released for sale after expiry of the deposit deadline if you have not contac-ted us and have not made payment.

TICKET RETURNS:

- There is no charge on reductions or cancel-lations of group bookings prior to deposit payment. Please inform us in writing of any such changes.

- A reduction in the number of reserved tickets made between the deposit payment and final payment date shall entail a cancellation fee of two euros per ticket. This fee will be deduc-ted from the deposit.

- The Semperoper Dresden may take back purchased tickets on consignment without any legal obligation. In particular, the Sem-peroper Dresden is not obliged to offer such tickers for prioritized sale. Any income from sold tickets will be paid after the event. The consignment fee amounts to 10 percent of the ticket price, at least six euros per ticket. Any unsold tickets will be returned to you by mail.

SPECIAL TERMS APPLY TO THE

FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES

- Opera and ballet premieres at the Semper- oper Dresden- Performances of Don Carlo- Symphony concerts of the Staatskapelle Dresden- New Year’s Eve concert of the Staatskapelle Dresden, 29 and 30 December 2018

DISCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN Children up to the age of 16 receive a 50 per-cent discount. Reduced prices are available for tickets of 12 euros and more, for seating cate-gories 1 to 5. Premieres, symphony concerts, guest performances, third party and special events as well as exclusive events are excluded. In addition, discounts for children and teen-agers (up to 18 years) are offered in the price categories ZU2 to ZU7. Discounts cannot be claimed on already purchased tickets. You are required to present relevant ID at the entrance.

SCHOOL CLASSES, YOUTH GROUPS AND

STUDENT GROUPS

You would like to visit a performance with your youth group or school class? Kindly submit your ticket request for groups of children, young people or students in writing to our visi-tor service:

Semperoper DresdenSales & Service – Petjula SchanzeTheaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresdenpetjula.schanze@semperoper.deT +49 351 4911 709

SUPERTITLES IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH

At the Semperoper all operas are generally sung in the original language. As an additional ser-vice, supertitles are provided in German and English for most performances. The text is pro-jected in both languages simultaneously above the stage. Please note that owing to the interior design of the auditorium, visibility of supertitles may be restricted from some side seating. Hence, we cannot guarantee that all audience members will be able to read the supertitles.

When booking tickets to any of these events, you will receive an invoice for full payment to be made no later than 8 weeks after the date of booking.

GROUP RESERVATIONS FOR MORE THAN

200 PERSONS

- A surcharge of 10 percent per ticket is applied to reservations of more than 200 tickets. If tickets are subsequently returned after receipt of invoice, this does not affect the surcharge on remaining tickets.

- Further conditions are identical to group reservations for more than 20 persons.

Our service for groups can be found on the following

webpage: semperoper.de/en/groupservice

Special offers

DISCOUNTS

Severely disabled people with a disability of at least 80 percent receive a discount of approx. 50 percent on regular tickets upon presentation of their severely handicapped pass. Accompa-nying persons indicated in the pass receive the same discount. Reduced prices are available for tickets of 12 euros and more for seating cate-gories 1 to 5. In addition, discounted tickets are offered in the price categories ZU4 to ZU7. Discounts are only valid with respective ID and are non-transferable. Discounts cannot be clai-med on already purchased tickets. Discounts for disability are not available for tickets purchased online.

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The SemperoperExperience

ENJOY THE SEMPEROPER AT HOME

You can obtain our diverse range of individualbrochures and regular publications such as the opera magazine »Semper!« or the two-monthly programme from the visitor service in the Schinkelwache or by download from sempero-per.de/en.

If you wish to receive these information materials for free then either fill in an order form or send us a brief note with your home or company address to:

Semperoper DresdenSales & ServiceTheaterplatz 201067 Dresdenbestellung@semperoper.de

ADVERTISING MATERIALS

We are happy to supply you with up-to-date information and advertising materials to help you better organise your opera trip. Order by phone or email. Additionally, you can download a wide range of images from our website at semperoper.de/presse. Please note our terms of use for such advertising material.

PROGRAMMES

Selected programmes for the current season are available from the Semperoper’s visitor ser-vice in the Schinkelwache and when purchasing tickets online under semperoper.de.

NEWSLETTER

For current news and information on special offers subscribe to our newsletter at semper-oper.de.

OPERA SHOPS

Our well-stocked opera shops are located in the Schinkelwache on Theaterplatz and at the Semper Opera House. Here you will find vari-ous mementos to remember your visit to the Semperoper and the Staatskapelle Dresden as well as many other items and gifts to comple-ment your trip to Dresden. Plan your stay using our extensive selection of travel books, surprise your nearest and dearest with one of our numerous souvenirs or take a piece of the Sem-peroper back with you. You can enjoy the unique atmosphere of our internationally famous opera house and its amazing ensemble in the comfort of your home. We cater to every taste: From CDs and DVDs of Semperoper pro-ductions, libretti and postcards to exclusive opera glasses as well as interesting publica-tions on art and music.

The opera shop at the Semper Opera House is open during all performances and guided tours. On our homepage you can order a selec-tion of beautiful souvenirs day or night.

Opening hours in the Schinkelwache:

Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Sat, Sun and public holidays,10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For further details please contact us directly under:

T +49 351 3207 360F +49 351 3207 3611info@semperoper-erleben.desemperoper-erleben.de

Gastronomy

Sheer elegance combined with a fabulous range of refreshments – the name Stefan Her-mann stands for a perfect symbiosis of culture and pleasure. Since 2010 this »Restaurateur of the Year« (Gault&Millau 2017) and his team have shown how tradition can be combined with innovation to provide a uniquely thrilling experience, both on and off the stage. Before the performance and during the inter-vals you can look forward to: • delicious finger food, exquisite canapés aswellasspecialitiesfromourpatisserie

• unrivalled,wines,superiorchampagnesandadiversedrinksmenu

• friendlyandattentivestaff

OUR SPECIAL TIP:

ENJOYMENT WITHOUT DELAY

For your maximum convenience, simply re-serve your desired refreshments before yourvisittotheSemperoper.Theorderedfoodanddrinkswillbedepositedinthevicinityofyourseatingarea,andyoucanalsochoosefromamoreextensivemenu.JustcallMarkusDietzscholdandhis teamatanytimeforfurtherassistance. T+4935144008800 F+4935144008822 semperoper@stefanhermann.info

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Guided tours

The itinerary of every visitor to Dresden simply has to include a visit to the Semperoper. During a guided tour through one of the world’s most beautiful opera houses you will learn all about the impressive history, the consummate artistic skills and unique flair of the world of opera whiles marvelling at the opulent interiors. Your guide will describe the building and its previ-ous incarnations as well as the business of opera production today. The highlight of your tour will certainly be a glimpse of the dazzling auditorium with seating for over 1,300 guests. Here you will learn one or two secrets from the 170-year history of the Semperoper.

Public tours through the opera house are held in German and English on most days. Indi-vidual group tours can also be booked in many other languages. Or choose from our wide range of themed tours on topics such as the history of music theatre in Dresden. We have special tours that help kids and pupils discover this landmark building while illuminating the many jobs involved in opera production and including an exciting treasure hunt!

Discover even more of Dresden’s attrac-tions with our combined opera tour followed by a walk through the city’s historic centre. As an additional offer you can take part in a 30-minute tour before selected events in the Semperoper. During these short tours you will stroll through the magnificent foyer and vestibules, soaking up the atmosphere and getting into the right mood for your visit to the opera.

Tickets and information:

Box office at the SchinkelwacheT +49 351 3207 360F +49 351 3207 3611info@semperoper-erleben.desemperoper-erleben.de

Opera introductions

We offer free introductory talks to selected per-formances. These are held in the opera house cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up or in our Semper Zwei venue 30 minutes before curtain-up. The talks provide insights into the respec-tive opera or ballet by discussing the narrative and music as well as explaining the production concept. Groups larger than 20 persons are requested to make a prior booking for this event.

For further details and bookings please contact us directly

under:

T +49 351 4911 718F +49 351 4911 700gruppen@semperoper.de

Exclusive Events (EV)

VISIT OUR EXCLUSIVE EVENTS

Exclusive events are marked EV in the calen-dar. Tickets for these performances can be obtained from the respective organizer.

Further information at:

semperoper.de

BECOME AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT

ORGANIZER

As a tour operator you can choose between the following options: - Purchase a complete performance at the Sem-

peroper Dresden as sole organizer or - Purchase half a performance at the Sem-

peroper Dresden together with another tour operator.

The following terms of payment and commis-sion apply:

- 25 percent of the total purchase price is to be paid as a deposit within 4 weeks of invoicing. The balance is due 4 weeks before the sche-duled performance.

- Purchased tickets that remain unsold can be returned to the Semperoper Dresden for resale on commission. Commission fees are 8 euros per sold ticket and 1 euro per unsold ticket. The resulting proceeds (minus fees) will be transferred to the tour operator after the event.

Your advantages as an Exclusive Event Organizer: - Early ticket booking before the official start of

the respective season - Exclusive ticket sales via your company - Publication of your contact details on our

website semperoper.de to allow visitors to purchase tickets to the exclusive event

- You will receive an extended prepayment period of an additional month for further group bookings within any season if bookings are made more than 8 months before the scheduled performance.

For more information and prices, please contact:

T +49 351 4911 718 / 709F +49 351 4911 700gruppen@semperoper.de

Upper foyer of the Semperoper

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How to get here

The Semper Opera House is located in the his-toric city centre.

Semperoper DresdenTheaterplatz 201067 Dresden

BY RAIL

The Semper Opera House can be easily reached by rail from the main railway station as well as from the train station Dresden-Neustadt.

BY TRAM / BUS

The Semperoper is located on the Theaterplatz, only a few minutes’ walk from Postplatz. The latter hub is served by tram lines 1, 2, 4, 11 and 12 as well as bus line 94.

For more details, see the website of Dresden Transport

Services: www.dvb.de/en

BY CAR

While parking is not permitted on Theaterplatz, you may stop briefly to drop off or pick up pas-sengers. An underground car park is located behind the Semper Opera House in the Devri-entstraße, from where it is a short walk of 200 metres to the opera house. There is no under-ground passageway. Further public car parks are located near the Frauenkirche (Schießgasse and Landhausstraße 2), in the Haus am Zwin-ger (Kleine Brüdergasse 3) as well as at the Altmarkt (Wilsdruffer Straße).

BY TOUR BUS

Buses may only stop briefly on the Theaterplatz to drop off or pick up passengers. The near- est bus parking spaces are located at, for example, the Zwingerteich, the Carolabücke and Pieschener Allee below Marienbrücke.

For more information, please go to:

www.dresden.de/parken

BY AIR

Dresden International AirportWilhelmine-Reichard-Ring01109 Dresden

The Semper Opera House is located approx. 8 kilometers from Dresden airport. Depending on the time of day, the journey by taxi takes 15 to 30 minutes and costs around 25 euros. There are direct inland flights to Dresden from Frank-furt am Main, Cologne / Bonn, Munich, Stutt-gart, Hamburg and Düsseldorf as well as inter-national connections from Amsterdam, Barcelona, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Zurich and Basel.

For more information, please go to:

www.dresden-airport.de

Enjoy barrier-free opera

We are dedicated to making your stay at the Semperoper as pleasant as possible. A disabi-lity should not prevent you from being able to enjoy our opera house. We hope you appre-ciate, however, that not all barriers can be eli-minated due to the building’s historical design.

PARKING

Disabled parking spaces are located opposite the restaurant Italienisches Dörfchen. From there you can easily reach the ground-floor ent-rance to the opera house. You may briefly park your car on the right side of the opera house to drop off and pick up passengers. Please note that parking is not allowed on the Theaterplatz.

ENTRANCE

Our two disabled entrances are located to the right and left (towards the Elbe and towards the Zwinger, respectively). A ramp of slope 7% and length 5 m provides access to each entrance. If you require assistance, please ring the bell clearly attached to the wall at the bottom of the ramp.

EVENING BOX OFFICE / FOYER

The evening box office in the Semperoper is accessible by wheelchair. However, a short staircase must be negotiated to reach the upper foyer and the vestibules.

LIFT

Located on the right-hand side next to the clo-akroom, the lift will take you to the stalls and the first three circles.

SPACES FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS

Up to eleven spaces are reserved in the audito-rium for wheelchair users. These spaces are available in various price categories. While all spaces can be reached by lift, please note that

not all doorways are suitable for electric wheelchairs. The door width to the stalls is 86 cm, but only 80 cm to the 1st and 2nd circles. For structural reasons, there are no wheelchair spaces on the 3rd and 4th circles. Please ask our visitor service about the availability of wheelchair spaces.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TOILETS

Due to the historic design of the Semperoper, there is only one disabled toilet at entrance level. This is located on the right-hand side of the cloakroom.

SERVICES FOR THE HARD OF HEARING

The Semperoper Dresden is equipped with an induction loop system for the hard of hearing. In order to receive the signal, special headpho-nes or attachments for inductive coupling to hearings aids are required. The devices are available to rent at the cloakroom for a fee of 3 euros.

SEMPER ZWEI The entrance to Semper Zwei is located at ground level at the back of the opera house. There is one disabled parking space directly in front of Semper Zwei. From there you can take a lift to the venue on the 1st floor.

More details available under: https://www.semperoper.de/en/semper-zwei

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Opera / Ballet / Staatskapelle Programme2019 / 20 Season

AUGUST

Sat 31.08.2019 19:00 1stSymphonyConcert* KON

SEPTEMBER

Sun 01.09.2019 11:00 1stSymphonyConcert KON

Mon 02.09.2019 20:00 1stSymphonyConcert* KON

Thu 05.09.2019 19:30 TheMagicFlute* JFri 06.09.2019 19:00 DieEntführungausdemSerail* JSat 07.09.2019 19:00 TheMagicFlute* O 19:00 4.48PsychosisZU5

Mon 09.09.2019 19:00 4.48PsychosisZU5

Tue 10.09.2019 19:00 4.48PsychosisZU5

Thu 12.09.2019 19:30 Tosca* JFri 13.09.2019 19:00 DieEntführungausdemSerail* J 19:00 4.48PsychosisZU5

Sat 14.09.2019 19:00 Tosca* NSun 15.09.2019 11:00 2ndSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 Labohème* Dresden Day H

19:00 4.48PsychosisZU5

Mon 16.09.2019 20:00 2ndSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 17.09.2019 20:00 2ndSymphonyConcert* KON

Thu 19.09.2019 19:00 Giselle* DFri 20.09.2019 19:00 Labohème* JSat 21.09.2019 19:00 Tosca* NSun 22.09.2019 11:00 Non-subscriptionconcert Staatskapelle’s471stBirthday KON

19:00 Giselle* Dresden Day D

Fri 27.09.2019 19:30 Giselle* GSat 28.09.2019 18:00 Il viaggio a Reims / The Journey to Reims* KSun 29.09.2019 18:00 LenozzediFigaro/ TheMarriageofFigaro* JMon 30.09.2019 19:00 Giselle* D

OCTOBER

Wed 02.10.2019 19:00 Giselle* DThu 03.10.2019 19:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims* IFri 04.10.2019 19:00 DieEntführungausdemSerail* LSat 05.10.2019 19:00 LenozzediFigaro/ TheMarriageofFigaro* OSun 06.10.2019 14:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims senior citizens‘ performance B

Mon 07.10.2019 19:00 DieEntführungausdemSerail* HTue 08.10.2019 19:00 Giselle* DWed 09.10.2019 19:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims* Dresden Day H

Fri 11.10.2019 19:00 Fidelio L

Sat 12.10.2019 16:00 DerRosenkavalier* OSun 13.10.2019 14:00 SleepingBeauty* family performance F

Thu 17.10.2019 18:00 DerRosenkavalier* KFri 18.10.2019 19:30 SleepingBeauty* JSat 19.10.2019 19:00 SleepingBeauty* KSun 20.10.2019 11:00 3rdSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims* Dresden Day H

Mon 21.10.2019 20:00 3rdSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 22.10.2019 20:00 3rdSymphonyConcert* KON

Thu 24.10.2019 19:30 SleepingBeauty* FFri 25.10.2019 19:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims* ISat 26.10.2019 16:00 DerRosenkavalier* OSun 27.10.2019 14:00 SleepingBeauty* family performance F

19:00 SleepingBeauty* FThu 31.10.2019 16:00 DerRosenkavalier* L

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NOVEMBER

Fri 01.11.2019 19:00 Tosca EV

Sat 02.11.2019 14:00 SleepingBeauty* family performance F

19:00 SleepingBeauty* K

Sun 03.11.2019 18:00 Le Grand Macabre I

Mon 04.11.2019 19:00 IlviaggioaReims/ TheJourneytoReims* HThu 07.11.2019 19:00 LeGrandMacabre* Dresden Day E

Fri 08.11.2019 19:00 Nabucco* JSat 09.11.2019 19:00 Latraviata* NSun 10.11.2019 11:00 4thSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 Nabucco* JMon 11.11.2019 20:00 4thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 12.11.2019 20:00 4thSymphonyConcert* KON

Wed 13.11.2019 19:00 LeGrandMacabre* EThu 14.11.2019 19:30 Tosca* JFri 15.11.2019 19:00 Latraviata* KSat 16.11.2019 19:00 Nabucco* LSun 17.11.2019 17:00 OperaGalawithprizeceremony KON

Wed 20.11.2019 19:00 Latraviata* HThu 21.11.2019 19:00 Nabucco* JFri 22.11.2019 19:30 Latraviata* KSat 23.11.2019 19:30 Nabucco* LSun 24.11.2019 18:00 LesContesd’Hoffmann/ TheTalesofHoffmann* Dresden Day H

Tue 26.11.2019 19:00 LeGrandMacabre* Dresden Day E

Wed 27.11.2019 19:00 Latraviata* JThu 28.11.2019 19:00 LeGrandMacabre* EFri 29.11.2019 19:00 Nabucco EV

Sat 30.11.2019 14:00 TheMagicFlute* family performance H

19:00 TheMagicFlute* T

DECEMBER

Sun 01.12.2019 19:00 LesContesd’Hoffmann/ TheTalesofHoffmann* HMon 02.12.2019 12:00 Labohème senior citizens‘ performance B

Thu 05.12.2019 19:00 Iphigenie auf Tauris(ballet) HFri 06.12.2019 19:30 Nabucco* OSat 07.12.2019 14:00 TheMagicFlute* family performance H

19:00 TheMagicFlute* TSun 08.12.2019 14:00 IphigenieaufTauris(ballet) senior citizens‘ performance B

Mon 09.12.2019 19:00 LuciadiLammermoor* HTue 10.12.2019 19:00 IphigenieaufTauris(ballet)* Dresden Day F

Wed 11.12.2019 19:00 DerFreischütz* JThu 12.12.2019 19:00 IphigenieaufTauris(ballet)* FFri 13.12.2019 19:30 HanselandGretel* LSat 14.12.2019 19:30 TheMagicFlute* TSun 15.12.2019 11:00 5thSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 IphigenieaufTauris(ballet)* FMon 16.12.2019 20:00 5thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 17.12.2019 20:00 5thSymphonyConcert* KON

Wed 18.12.2019 19:00 LuciadiLammermoor* Dresden Day H

Thu 19.12.2019 19:00 HanselundGretel* HFri 20.12.2019 19:30 DieFledermaus* LSat 21.12.2019 14:00 HanselandGretel* family performance H

18:00 HanselandGretel* NSun 22.12.2019 14:00 TheNutcracker* K 18:00 TheNutcracker* PMon 23.12.2019 14:00 TheNutcracker* family performance K

18:00 TheNutcracker* OWed 25.12.2019 14:00 TheNutcracker* K 18:00 TheNutcracker* OThu 26.12.2019 14:00 TheNutcracker* K 18:00 TheNutcracker* OFri 27.12.2019 19:00 DieFledermaus* NMon 30.12.2019 19:00 NewYear’sEveConcert S2

Tue 31.12.2019 17:15 NewYear’sEveConcert S2

JANUARY

Wed 01.01.2020 17:00 DieFledermaus O

Thu 02.01.2020 19:00 LuciadiLammermoor* IFri 03.01.2020 19:00 DerFreischütz* JSat 04.01.2020 19:00 Labohème* KSun 05.01.2020 16:00 DerFreischütz* JThu 09.01.2020 13:00 DieFledermaus senior citizens‘ performance B

Fri 10.01.2020 19:30 TheNutcracker* KSat 11.01.2020 19:00 DieFledermaus* KSun 12.01.2020 11:00 6thSymphonyConcert KON

19:30 TheNutcracker* KMon 13.01.2020 20:00 6thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 14.01.2020 20:00 6thSymphonyConcert* KON

Wed 15.01.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* H 19:00 CabaretZU7

Fri 17.01.2020 19:00 TheNutcracker* K 20:00 CabaretZU7

Sat 18.01.2020 14:00 TheNutcracker* family performance H

18:00 TheNutcracker* L 20:00 CabaretZU7

Sun 19.01.2020 14:00 TheNutcracker* family performance H

18:00 TheNutcracker* K 20:00 CabaretZU7

Tue 21.01.2020 19:00 CabaretZU7

Wed 22.01.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* Dresden Day H

19:00 CabaretZU7

Fri 24.01.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* JSat 25.01.2020 19:00 Labohème* JSun 26.01.2020 15:00 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg T

Mon 27.01.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* H 19:00 CabaretZU7

Tue 28.01.2020 19:00 CabaretZU7

Wed 29.01.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* I 19:00 CabaretZU7

Thu 30.01.2020 16:00 DieMeistersingervonNürnberg* NFri 31.01.2020 19:00 Labohème* I

PREMIERE

PREMIERE

PREMIERE

Opera / Ballet / Staatskapelle Programme2019 / 20 Season

FEBRUARY

Sat 01.02.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* KSun 02.02.2020 15:00 DieMeistersingervonNürnberg* RMon 10.02.2020 16:00 DieMeistersingervonNürnberg* NTue 11.02.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* Dresden Day H

Wed 12.02.2020 19:00 Tosca* HThu 13.02.2020 20:00 7thSymphonyConcert KON

Fri 14.02.2020 20:00 7thSymphonyConcert KON

Sat 15.02.2020 19:00 Tosca* KSun 16.02.2020 15:00 DieMeistersingervonNürnberg* RFri 21.02.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* HSat 22.02.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* KSun 23.02.2020 19:00 Tosca* HMon 24.02.2020 19:00 Cosìfantutte* HFri 28.02.2020 19:00 Tosca* JSat 29.02.2020 18:00 The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein K

MARCH

Sun 01.03.2020 19:00 Tosca* HMon 02.03.2020 19:00 Labohème* HTue 03.03.2020 19:00 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* HThu 05.03.2020 19:30 TheMagicFlute* IFri 06.03.2020 19:30 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* JSat 07.03.2020 19:00 Tosca* NSun 08.03.2020 11:00 8thSymphonyConcert KON

19:30 TheMagicFlute* IMon 09.03.2020 20:00 8thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 10.03.2020 20:00 8thSymphonyConcert* KON

Fri 13.03.2020 19:00 Labyrinth* CC

Sun 15.03.2020 18:00 LesHuguenots* HMon 16.03.2020 19:00 Labyrinth* CC

Wed 18.03.2020 19:00 LesHuguenots* Dresden Day H

Thu 19.03.2020 19:00 Labyrinth* CC

Fri 20.03.2020 19:00 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* JSa 21.03.2020 18:00 LesHuguenots* JSun 22.03.2020 14:00 Labyrinth* Dresden Day CC

Tue 24.03.2020 19:30 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* HWed 25.03.2020 19:00 LenozzediFigaro/ TheMarriageofFigaro* JThu 26.03.2020 19:00 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* HFri 27.03.2020 19:00 Labyrinth* World Theatre Day WT

Sat 28.03.2020 19:00 LenozzediFigaro/ TheMarriageofFigaro EV

Sun 29.03.2020 19:00 Alcina* EMon 30.03.2020 19:00 Carmen(ballet)* FTue 31.03.2020 19:00 Alcina* Dresden Day E

APRIL

Wed 01.04.2020 19:00 Carmen(ballet)* FThu 02.04.2020 19:00 Alcina* EFri 03.04.2020 19:00 Carmen(ballet)* HSat 04.04.2020 19:00 LenozzediFigaro/ TheMarriageofFigaro* OSun 05.04.2020 19:00 9thSymphonyConcert* KON

Mon 06.04.2020 20:00 9thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 07.04.2020 19:00 LesContesd’Hoffmann/ TheTalesofHoffmann* HWed 08.04.2020 19:00 Platée* Dresden Day E

Thu 09.04.2020 19:00 Carmen(ballet)* FFri 10.04.2020 19:00 LesContesd’Hoffmann/ TheTalesofHoffmann* HSat 11.04.2020 14:00 Carmen(ballet)* family performance D

19:00 Carmen(ballet)* JSun 12.04.2020 14:00 TheMagicFlute* family performance H

19:00 TheMagicFlute* NMo 13.04.2020 19:00 Carmen(ballet)* HFri 17.04.2020 19:00 LesContesd’Hoffmann*/ TheTalesofHoffmann* HSat 18.04.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute EV

Sun 19.04.2020 14:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* family performance F

19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* HMo 20.04.2020 19:00 Platée* EThu 23.04.2020 19:00 Platée* EFri 24.04.2020 19:30 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ DerBarbiervonSevilla* JSat 25.04.2020 19:00 Labohème* KSun 26.04.2020 18:00 Madama Butterfly L

Mon 27.04.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* JTue 28.04.2020 19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* HWed 29.04.2020 19:30 MadamaButterfly* JThu 30.04.2020 20:00 10thSymphonyConcert* KON

PREMIERE

PREMIERE

Opera / Ballet / Staatskapelle Programme2019 / 20 Season

MAY

Fri 01.05.2020 19:00 10thSymphonyConcert* KON

Sat 02.05.2020 11:00 10thSymphonyConcert KON

19:30 MadamaButterfly EV

Sun 03.05.2020 14:00 TheMagicFlute* family performance H

19:00 TheMagicFlute* JWed 06.05.2020 19:00 DonQuixote* Dresden Day F

Thu 07.05.2020 19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* HFri 08.05.2020 19:00 DonQuixote* HSat 09.05.2020 19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* NSun 10.05.2020 14:00 DonQuixote* family performance D

19:00 DonQuixote* FFri 15.05.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* LSat 16.05.2020 19:00 MadamaButterfly EV

Sun 17.05.2020 19:00 DonQuixote* FThu 21.05.2020 19:00 DonQuixote* HFri 22.05.2020 19:30 MadamaButterfly* KSat 23.05.2020 18:00 Don Carlo S2 Oper

Sun 24.05.2020 19:00 MadamaButterfly* JMon 25.05.2020 19:00 DonQuixote* FTue 26.05.2020 19:00 DonCarlo* S1 Oper

Thu 28.05.2020 19:00 Fidelio* JFri 29.05.2020 19:00 DonCarlo* S2 Oper

Sat 30.05.2020 19:00 TheBarteredBride* JSun 31.05.2020 19:00 MadamaButterfly* K

JUNE

Mon 01.06.2020 18:00 DonCarlo* S2 Opera

Tue 02.06.2020 19:00 Fidelio* JWed 03.06.2020 19:00 The Other WifeThu 04.06.2020 19:00 TheBarteredBride* IFri 05.06.2020 19:00 Fidelio* KSat 06.06.2020 19:00 TheBarteredBride* JSun 07.06.2020 11:00 11thSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 TheOtherWifeMon 08.06.2020 20:00 11thSymphonyConcert* KON

Tue 09.06.2020 20:00 11thSymphonyConcert* KON

Wed 10.06.2020 19:00 Rigoletto* HThu 11.06.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* KFri 12.06.2020 19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* JSat 13.06.2020 19:00 Rigoletto* NSun 14.06.2020 14:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* family performance F

19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* HFri 19.06.2020 19:00 Rigoletto* JSat 20.06.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* OSun 21.06.2020 14:00 Rigoletto senior citizens‘ performance B

19:00 Rigoletto* HWed 24.06.2020 19:00 TheOtherWifeFri 26.06.2020 19:00 Vier letzte Lieder H

Sat 27.06.2020 19:00 DieZauberflöte EV

Sun 28.06.2020 19:00 VierletzteLieder* Dresden Day D

Tue 30.06.2020 19:00 IlbarbierediSiviglia/ TheBarberofSeville* H

JULY

Wed 01.07.2020 19:00 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* HThu 02.07.2020 13:00 VierletzteLieder senior citizens‘ performance B

Fri 03.07.2020 19:00 EugeneOnegin* JSat 04.07.2020 19:00 VierletzteLieder* FSun 05.07.2020 19:00 EugeneOnegin* Dresden Day J

Mon 06.07.2020 19:00 TheMagicFlute* ITue 07.07.2020 19:00 TheGrandDuchessofGerolstein* HWed 08.07.2020 19:00 VierletzteLieder* DThu 09.07.2020 20:00 12thSymphonyConcert* KON

Fri 10.07.2020 19:00 12thSymphonyConcert* KON

Sat 11.07.2020 11:00 12thSymphonyConcert KON

19:00 VierletzteLieder* F

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2019 / 20 Season EnglishSeating plan / prices

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A 55.00 45.00 40.00 31.00 26.00 22.00 10.00 5.00 22.50 20.00 15.50 13.00 11.00

B 62.00 52.00 46.00 36.00 30.00 25.00 11.00 6.00 26.00 23.00 18.00 15.00 12.50

C 69.00 57.00 52.00 42.00 35.00 27.00 13.00 7.00 28.50 26.00 21.00 17.50 13.50

D 74.00 62.00 57.00 47.00 39.00 28.00 14.00 7.00 31.00 28.50 23.50 19.50 14.00

E 80.00 66.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 15.00 8.00 33.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00

F 86.00 71.00 67.00 57.00 48.00 34.00 18.00 8.00 35.50 33.50 28.50 24.00 17.00

G 96.00 80.00 75.00 59.00 51.00 35.00 20.00 10.00 40.00 37.50 29.50 25.50 17.50

H 102.00 85.00 79.00 62.00 54.00 37.00 21.00 11.00 42.50 39.50 31.00 27.00 18.50

I 106.00 88.00 83.00 65.00 56.00 39.00 22.00 12.00 44.00 41.50 32.50 28.00 19.50

J 114.00 95.00 89.00 70.00 62.00 45.00 27.00 14.00 47.50 44.50 35.00 31.00 22.50

K 120.00 99.00 93.00 74.00 66.00 47.00 28.00 16.00 49.50 46.50 37.00 33.00 23.50

L 128.00 107.00 99.00 80.00 68.00 48.00 30.00 17.00 53.50 49.50 40.00 34.00 24.00

M 135.00 112.00 105.00 84.00 72.00 49.00 31.00 17.00 56.00 52.50 42.00 36.00 24.50

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SEATING CATEGORIES

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Please note that viewing may be restricted at the sides of the

auditorium as well as in some circle seating.

Reduced prices (in italics)

Reduced prices are available for tickets of 12 euros and

more in seating categories 1 to 5. Discounts are only

available with valid ID and are not transferable. The relevant

ID must be presented at the entrance.

Wheelchair spaces

- in the stalls

- in 1st and 2nd circle not suitable for electric wheelchairs

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Reduced prices (in italics)

Reduced prices are available for tickets of 12 euros and

more in seating categories 1 to 5. Discounts are only

available with valid ID and are not transferable. The relevant

ID must be presented at the entrance.

Wheelchair spaces accessible

- in the stalls

- in 1st and 2nd circle not suitable for electric wheelchairs

* Seat with constrained legroom

Prices valid for all seats.

Reduced prices (in italics)

Discounts are only available with valid ID and are not

transferable. The relevant ID must be presented at the

entrance.

2019 / 20 Season EnglishSeating plan / pricesStaatskapelle

Loge 1 2 3 4 5 6 / HP

KON 82.00 67.00 55.00 45.00 36.00 23.00 13.00 33.50 27.50 22.50 18.00 11.50

S1 245.00 200.00 180.00 150.00 135.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 90.00 75.00 67.50 50.00

S2 310.00 250.00 230.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 65.00 125.00 115.00 90.00 75.00 60.00

S3 108.00 90.00 76.00 60.00 49.00 32.00 20.00 45.00 38.00 30.00 24.50 16.00

S4 33.00 27.00 22.00 20.00 17.00 10.00 6.00 13.50 11.00 10.00 8.50

AA 17.00 16.00 15.00 12.00 11.00 6.00 8.50 8.00 7.50 6.00

KA 10.00 Stalls

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SEATING CATEGORIES

Concert

Reduced prices (in italics)

Reduced prices are available for tickets of 12 euros and

more in seating categories 1 to 5. Discounts are only

available with valid ID and are not transferable. The relevant

ID must be presented at the entrance.

Wheelchair spaces accessible

- in the stalls

- in 1st and 2nd circle not suitable for electric wheelchairs

* Seat with constrained legroom

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KA Chamber Music Evening

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Valid ID is required for discounted tickets.

Discounts are non-transferable and relevant ID

must be presented at the entrance.

* Children / teenagers as well as students /

trainees and concessions for disabled persons

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Culture unites

The Transparent Factory is not only a production facility for the Volkswagen brand located in the very heart of Dresden: Thanks to its impressive architecture and its daily showcasing of electro-mobility, it has become a popular tourist attraction and venue for diverse events. Alongside guided tours, visitors have the opportunity to experience electro-mobility for themselves by test-driving the latest Volkswagen E-models.

When Volkswagen chose Dresden as the home for its Transparent Factory, this was not only a commitment to the region, but also in many ways a cultural endow-ment for the city and its people. From the outset, sponsorship of the arts was core to the philosophy of the Transparent Factory. In the meantime, the Transparent Factory has become a cornerstone of the city’s busy arts scene and a reliable part-ner for brilliant cultural projects, as confirmed by the long-term partnership with the Semperoper Dresden and Staatskapelle Dresden.

With its translucent architecture, this is a unique venue, providing an extra-ordinary atmosphere for concerts and theatre performances, ballet productions as well as exhibitions. We would be delighted to help plan and execute your events in the Transparent Factory.

2019 / 20 Season