Saxon State Opera Dresden Review

Highly Recommended. Fascinating how the reconstruction was finished with GDR funds in 1985. Did a combined tour of the opera / old town and it was brilliant. Our city guide managed to convey a lot of knowledge in a humorous way.

Simply adorable. From the outside so big. Inside almost tiny.

Unfortunately, we only saw the Semperoper from the outside, and most of them had a fence around it. Very nice it looks when it is dark and it is illuminated.

Unfortunately we only circled from the outside. That alone is worth seeing.

I love Semperoper, inside is really nice than outside !!

Ein bisschen teuer;) aber das lohnt sich!
Expensive but good! The orchestra replayed a little, a good performance, the quality of performance is beyond praise! Bravo to Dmitry Popov !!! (concerts: Longing, Bohemia)

Was not in the building. Unfortunately, a bit disappointed, as it is very small

Amazing! The highlight of our visit, also thanks to a very good tour, which explained the many special features of the interior perfectly! Great, what Semper created here and what was then carefully restored, true to the original!

Incredible acoustics in a great atmosphere. Be sure to take a tour beforehand.

Historic opera house.
Unique and worth seeing.
You have to experience that.

Simply breathtaking both during the day and especially in the dark. We chose the short tour of about 50 minutes, which was very impressive. Gladly again ...

Great building, good acoustics, excellent staging, leadership highly recommended

An architectural highlight. And the best thing in summer: it's air-conditioned. This makes every demonstration a relaxing experience.

Super, nutcrackers were allowed to experience. I can only thank you for the successful performance. A must during the Christmas season. I'll be back, thank you very much.

A clear must see! If you can not attend a performance to your stay, I recommend the guides. Very successful in my opinion!

I can only recommend a guided tour to everyone. Not only to be amazed, but also to have knowledge of this beautiful building.

You should have seen it. Almost every performance is worth the price.

The house is a dream. But the staging of The Magic Flute was just shameful. I was sorry for the great actors who do not achieve full and well-deserved fame under the poor staging.

Beautiful landmark of Dresden. Is unfortunately operated by people who are politically involved. I think that's not something to look for in the opera. And if you are already committed then you should do that for the preservation of his culture and not for any ill 68er fantasies. Thank goodness that will hopefully soon be history.

There is something to visit, it takes several days to see at least some of what Dresden offers.

Simply impressive this splendor, a visit should not be missed. WE saw the opera La Boheme, good visibility even from the stands and a wonderful experience.

Beautiful house. The tours are very informative. It's worth a visit.

Overwhelming architecture. .. despite construction sites. .. worth a visit

The Semperoper is well worth seeing. Even if you don't attend a performance, you should join the tour. It is worth it .. You get a very good, professionally flawless tour of the #Semperoper. A photo permit can also be purchased. Definitely worth seeing. Be sure to look inside too.

As if we had suspected it: On Saturday it was raining, so you would have to go to the opera, said my wife and I, more precisely to the Semperoper. In Dresden this meant that you bought tickets from Dresden Information or ordered them online. The groups waited outside at the agreed meeting point and were picked up on time for the tour. Photography without a flash was allowed, but it cost an additional 3 - quite business-minded, our Saxons! After all, you were allowed to take photos at all, in contrast to the new Green Vault. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and tried very hard to familiarize us with the subject - also for non-opera lovers; Pictures of earlier views of the Semperoper he brought with him underlined his representations. Our guide was very knowledgeable about history, and various bon mots never let his short lectures get boring. The neo-renaissance building originally dates from 1869, rebuilt by Gottfried Semper in 1878, and was ultimately completely destroyed as a result of the Anglo-American bombing raids in February 1945. Interestingly, the Semper Opera was reconstructed in GDR times and completely renovated until it reopened in 1985 , four years before the end of the GDR. I will probably not be able to understand why the comrades revived such an art form as the opera, which is normally decried as arch-bourgeois art. Overall, the guided tour through the building and the explanations from our extremely competent tour guide made for an entertaining morning. We were more than impressed by the splendor inside the opera house, but we would have imagined the interior of the opera house to be much larger - as the perspective of the television cameras can be deceiving. Would my wife and I spend at least 200 on tickets to e.g. B. to hear Mrs. Netrebko sing? If the alternative to this were a concert with Roland Kaiser on the Elbwiesen, we would definitely prefer Roland Kaiser, no offense, dear friends of classical music, but for us, "Santa Maria" would come a long way before "O Sole mio" or " Nessun dorma ". Nevertheless, a visit to the Semperoper, with or without an opera performance, is highly recommended.

When visiting Dresden, it is a must to enjoy a performance at the opera.

Impressive experience, very good leadership and super easy explained.
Immet happy again and highly recommended

Definitely worth a visit, great location. Modern performance, with a slightly different story, was nevertheless very good.

Just beautiful. With meticulous effort everything was restored exactly as it was done before the World War. The tour took us from the bottom up and finally into the opera hall, with a few anecdotes that would certainly have been lost if we had seen it independently. I would like to come back, but then to a performance.

A must when you visit Dresden. Such tours through the opera are very interesting.

one of the most beautiful buildings in dresden, and there are many !!

No visits in Spanish or English when they come to Mallorca and all are facilities, restaurant menus, visits to monuments etc indications in your language.
Nor audio guide.

One of the most beautiful landmarks of Dresden right next to the Zwinger and opposite the castle.

Attended the Ceasar in Egypt show here. The building is really beautiful even though it was renovated in the GDR period and the marble you see is not original. But its amazing nonetheless! The hall itself also is really artistic and beautiful and has a very vintage vibe to it. The staff is super friendly and kind. The ticket office is in the building in front of the Opera and not in it.

Fantastic Magic Flute, great staging and beautiful as always

A very impressive visit. We could look at Sylvester La Traviata.
If you want to see the stage completely (without having to be careful), you should actually take places in the middle. And higher than the third rank I would not recommend.

Impressive construction.
Today was Open Monument Day. Actually a great thing.

Sorry, we weren't allowed in shortly after 4 p.m. Although it was open until 5 p.m.
That was a shame because we had come from further afield.
Therefore 1 point deduction.

Cost:
Regular admission price 11 EUR

Kidnapping from the serail super staged and great stage set. Side seats cheapest category not recommended because visibility is very limited. . recommend more central places

It was unique
That was the entrance to our place. Just great. We saw the nutcracker

great house
fine acoustics
phenomenal illumination

Great house and super stylish; enjoyed the magic flute very much. Comfortable legroom and ventilation through front seats. Always come back since the fall!

Public leadership participated.
No wait
Good explanation, interesting, friendly answer to questions.

The program included the Magic Flute. Very nice performance in a breathtaking scenery of the theater.

Grandiose music theater. Class soloists in Figaro's wedding with fun scenes and scene applause.

Who does not know her ! Beautiful building! A wonderful magnificent sight. Belongs to Dresden! Also inside a great experience.

A well-organized noble opera house with many refined extras. It's worth a visit.

if you like this kind of art , I will advise to go here

One of the famous scenes .... really .... of Europe ..!

Stunningly gorgeous and the ballet we saw was incredible (and reasonably priced);Definitely one of the highlights of my life that I will never forget!!

An absolute must is the Semperoper in Dresden. I could not get enough of this beautiful building.

Beautiful to look at from the outside.
From outside it looks beautiful.

We took the tour today. With her expression and gestures, as well as her own enthusiasm, our lady captured the scope of the arts and the special atmosphere of the opera in a wonderful way.
However, we also found that 11 per person for a 45-minute tour with a lot of storytelling and little reputation was very, very steep. We looked at 4 stations and could e.g. not even going from one staircase to the next on a floor to let this affect us. Overall, I found the tour very worthwhile, but the price-performance ratio doesn't suit me.