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Review of Saxon State Opera Dresden

An opera house with a long and glorious history in...

An opera house with a long and glorious history in Germany, and one of the most important opera houses in Germany. It was designed by the architect Gottfried Semper with a new era Renaissance style opera. The opera house, which was destroyed in the Second World War, has become more brilliant after being rebuilt. The opera house that has staged masterpieces by Richard Strauss (R. Strauss), Wolf-Ferrari (Wolf-Ferrari) and other masters will surely reproduce its past glory in the future.
The opera house with the architectural style of the Italian Renaissance makes Dresden the center of music in one fell swoop. Among them, the German Symphony Orchestra was renamed the Dresden State Opera Orchestra when performing operas. It was founded in Dresden in 1548 and is the oldest symphony orchestra in the world.
Construction (or completion) year: 1838 1841 AD
The opera house has 2,000 seats and premiered many famous operas, such as Wagner s "Le Enzi" (1843) and "Tanghausen" (1845); Richard Strauss s "Salome" (1905) Years), "Rose Knight" (1911) and "The Silent Woman" (1935). After being bombed in 1945, the theater was changed to continue performances in the City Hall. It was rebuilt in 1948 and reduced to 1,131 seats. Kempe, Konvicini, Suitner, Sanderling, Kurz, Bromstedt and others have served as conductors. In 1816, Weber (CarlMariavon Weber) took over as manager, and was reorganized and reorganized, while paying great attention to the performance of German opera.
After the war, Dresden was occupied by the former Soviet Union and became the regional capital of the former East Germany. The Germans are more diligent and dedicated to rebuilding their homes on the ruins. Although the Dresden State Symphony Orchestra once moved to Brambach, there were already concerts five months after the bombing. What is even more rare is that the government has spared no effort in supporting the restoration of cultural activities. The city government even moved the city hall out for use by the opera house. In August, the first opera after the war, Mozart's fresh, bright and optimistic "Le Figaro's Wedding" was staged here.