As our tour guide said: one of the most beautiful ...

As our tour guide said: one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.
I have long considered whether I should visit a tour or a performance during my short break in Dresden, and then decided on a tour due to time constraints.
The important thing is that I was in it.
Huge, sublime, very atmospheric, very comfortable seats. But I do not know how comfortable the seats are even after 2 hours, if you have to turn your head all the time.
The best place for an opera visit seems to me to be the places where you can look straight ahead, but as far down as possible, because you are closer and see the actors better.
Everything is splendid, even the entrance, the corridors, the stairs, the ceiling and of course the great opera hall with the many ornaments on the stands, the gold-colored chandeliers, etc.
A real experience and a feast for the eyes.
Our tour guide was very friendly and talked uninterruptedly. I always roped off the group and took pictures, which, as it turned out later,
was very useful, otherwise I would not have seen much and could not have taken much pictures.
I can also find information on the Internet.
A photo permission I could buy at the cloakroom for 3, - , I had bought my entrance ticket already in advance on-line.
Bags and rucksacks could be handed over for free at the cloakroom or I even had to hand over my rucksack, which I had already expected and which was also very comfortable.
How did not get around much in the group in the group, we stood for a long time in the hallway at the bottom, then in the hallway in front of the 1st Rank and then we sat for a long time on the 1st place in the opera hall.
And meanwhile, our tour guide talked a lot. That was the whole lead.
You could certainly have made such a tour more interesting, if you wanted. But ok, I was in it once and got a pretty clear impression.
The Semperoper is a very impressive building. You should join a guided tour if you do not have time for a performance, that's my recommendation.