Semper Oper in Dresden

Semper Oper or Saxon State Opera Dresden (in German, Sempreoper or Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden ) is an opera house in Dresden, Germany, and is one of the most famous all over the world. The building is considered to be a prime example of "Dresden-Baroque" architecture. It is situated on the Theater Square in central Dresden on the bank of the Elbe River. On top of the portal there is a Pantherquadriga with a statue of Dionysos. The interior was created by such famous architects of the time as Johannes Schilling. Monuments on the portal depict famous artists such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, William Shakespeare, Sophocles, Molière and Euripides. The building also features work by Ernst Rietschel and Ernst Julius Hähnel. The picture was made by myself, the source is Elbflorenz. ... The picture was made by myself, the source is Elbflorenz. ... An opera house is a building where operas are performed. ... Brühls Terrace Brühlsche Terrasse and the Frauenkirche   Dresden? IPA: is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... A quadriga (from the Latin language quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot, raced in the Olympic Games and other sacred games, and represented in profile as the usual chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and bas-reliefs. ... Bacchus by Caravaggio Dionysus, the name of a god, is occasionally confused with one of several historical figures named Dionysius. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tÉ™]) (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German writer, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and he conducted his civic services as a cabinet minister of Weimar. ... Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Roman bust of Sophocles. ... Molière, engraved frontispiece to his Works Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière (January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673), was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire. ... Euripides (ca. ... Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel (1804-1861), German sculptor, was born at Pulsnitz in Saxony. ... Ernst Julius Hähnel (* 9. ...

Interior of the first Semper Oper (opened 1841)

It was first built in 1841, by architect Gottfried Semper, in the Early Renaissance style. It had to be rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in 1869. The citizenry demanded that Gottfried Semper do the reconstruction, even though he was in exile at the time because of his activities in the May Uprising in Dresden in 1849. So the architect had his son Manfred Semper complete the second opera house with his father's plans. This second one was constructed in High Renaissance style in 1878. During construction, performances were held at the Gewerbehausall, which opened in 1870. Download high resolution version (1427x934, 536 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1427x934, 536 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Gottfried Semper Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture, who designed and built the Semper Oper in Dresden between 1838 and 1841. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Revolutionary barricades in Germany The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was a great cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the pre-war years, the building premiered many of the works of Richard Strauss. Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ...

During the last weeks of World War II in 1945 the building was destroyed again - this time by Allied bombing and the subsequent fire storms. Exactly 40 years later, on February 13, 1985 the opera was rebuilt almost the same as it was before the war. It reopened with the same opera that was performed last before the destruction in 1945: Weber's Der Freischütz. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of World War II. Other... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Der Freischütz (EN: The Freeshooter) is an opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber to a libretto by Friedrich Kind. ...

Dresden's Theater Square

During the flood of the Elbe in 2002 the building suffered heavy water damage. With substantial help from around the world, it reopened in December 2002. Made by myself in Dresden, for Elbflorenz. ... Made by myself in Dresden, for Elbflorenz. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe   listen?, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Today, most operas are accompanied by the Sächsische Staatskapelle orchestra of Dresden. Performances are nearly always sold out.

Conductors associated with Semper Oper

• Carl Maria von Weber
• Ernst von Schuch
• Fritz Busch
• Giuseppe Sinopoli
• Karl Böhm

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Singers associated with the Semper Oper

• Brünnhild Friedland
• Elisabeth Höngen
• Elisabeth Reichelt
• Elisabeth Rethberg
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink
• Erna Sack
• Irene Abendroth
• Jenny Bürde-Ney
• Therese Malten

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Operas that premiered at the Semper Oper

• Der Rosenkavalier
• Elektra
• Feuersnot
• Rienzi
• Salome
• The Flying Dutchman
• Tannhauser

Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose) is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, loosely adapted from the novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas by Louvet de Couvrai and Molière’s comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. ... This article is about the Greek mythological personalities. ... Rienzi is the title of an early opera (Full title: Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, which means Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes) by Richard Wagner, concerning the life of Cola di Rienzi, a medieval Italian populist figure. ... Salome is a German opera by Richard Strauss. ... This article is about the legend of the Flying Dutchman. ... In the Venusberg by John Collier, 1901: a gilded setting that is distinctly Italian quattrocento for soft-core High Culture. ...

External link

• Semper Oper
• Panorama Saxon State Opera

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