Semperoper
concert hall | |
Construction | |
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Built | 1841 (original) 1878 (first reconstruction) 1985 (second reconstruction) |
Architect | Gottfried Semper |
Website | |
https://www.semperoper.de/en/ |
The Semperoper (German pronunciation:
The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841. After a devastating fire in 1869, the opera house was rebuilt, partly again by Semper, and completed in 1878. The opera house has a long history of premieres, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.
History
The first opera house at the location of today's Semperoper was built by the architect
Following a devastating fire in 1869, the citizens of Dresden immediately set about rebuilding their opera house. They demanded that Gottfried Semper do the reconstruction, even though he was then in exile because of his involvement in the
The building is considered a prime example of
In 1945, during the last months of World War II, the building was largely destroyed again, this time by the
Present-day administration and operations
Today, the orchestra for most operas is the
Since the 2018–2019 season, the Intendant of the Semperoper is Peter Theiler. In May 2021, his initial contract as Intendant was extended through the 2023–2024 season, at which time Theiler is scheduled to conclude his tenure in the post.[6] In June 2021, the Semperoper announced the appointment of Nora Schmid as the incoming Intendantin of the company (the second woman to hold the post, after Ulrike Hessler), effective with the 2024–2025 season.[7]
Associated artists
Conductors
- Carl Gottlieb Reißiger
- Richard Wagner
- Ernst von Schuch (1889–1914)
- Fritz Reiner (1914–1921)
- Fritz Busch (1922–1933)
- Karl Böhm (1934–1942)
- Karl Elmendorff (1943–1944)
- Joseph Keilberth (1945–1951)
- Rudolf Kempe (1949–1952)
- Otmar Suitner (1960–1964)
- Kurt Sanderling (1964–1967)
- Herbert Blomstedt (1975–1985)
- Hans Vonk (1985–1990)
- Giuseppe Sinopoli (1992–2001)
- Semyon Bychkov (2001–2002)
- Bernard Haitink (2002–2004)
- Fabio Luisi (2007–2010)
- Christian Thielemann (2012–present)
Singers
- Bernd Aldenhoff
- Helena Forti
- Elisabeth Höngen
- Friedrich Plaschke
- Elisabeth Rethberg
- Karl Scheidemantel
- Ernestine Schumann-Heink
- Erna Sack
- Richard Tauber
- Tino Pattiera
- Annie Krull
- Riza Eibenschütz
- Irma Tervani
- Meta Seinemeyer
- Margarethe Siems
- Therese Malten
- Edda Moser
- Minnie Nast
- Eva von der Osten
- Karl Perron
- Hermann Wedekind
- Marie Wittich
Operas premiered
- 1842: Richard Wagner – Rienzi, 20 October
- 1843: Richard Wagner – The Flying Dutchman, 2 January
- 1845: Richard Wagner – Tannhäuser, 19 October
- 1895: Eugen d'Albert: Ghismonda, 28 November
- 1901: Richard Strauss – Feuersnot, 22 November
- 1905: Richard Strauss – Salome, 9 December
- 1909: Richard Strauss – Elektra, 25 January
- 1911: Richard Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier, 26 January
- 1913: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari – L'amore medico, 4 December
- 1916: Eugen d'Albert – Die toten Augen, 5 March
- 1917: Hans Pfitzner – Das Christ-Elflein (2nd version), 11 December
- 1924: Richard Strauss – Intermezzo, 4 November
- 1925: Ferruccio Busoni – Doktor Faust, 21 May
- 1926: Kurt Weill – Der Protagonist, 27 March
- 1926: Paul Hindemith – Cardillac, 9 November
- 1927: Emil von Reznicek – Spiel oder Ernst
- 1927: Othmar Schoeck – Penthesilea, 8 January
- 1928: Richard Strauss – Die ägyptische Helena, 6 June
- 1930: Othmar Schoeck – Vom Fischer and syner Fru, 3 October
- 1932: Eugen d'Albert – Mr Wu
- 1933: Richard Strauss – Arabella, 1 July
- 1935: Richard Strauss – Die schweigsame Frau, 24 June
- 1935: Rudolf Wagner-Régeny – Der Günstling, 20 February
- 1937: Othmar Schoeck – Massimilla Doni, 2 March
- 1938: Richard Strauss – Daphne, 15 October
- 1940: Heinrich Sutermeister – Romeo und Julia, 13 April
- 1942: Heinrich Sutermeister – Die Zauberinsel, 31 October
- 1944: Gottfried von Einem – Prinzessin Turandot, 5 February
- 1944: Joseph Haas – Die Hochzeit des Jobs, 2 July
- 1985: Siegfried Matthus – Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, 16 February
- 1989: Eckehard Meyer – Der goldene Topf, 1989
- 1998: Matthias Pintscher – Thomas Chatterton, 25 May
- 2001: Peter Ruzicka – Celan, 25 March
- 2008: Manfred Trojahn – La grande magia, 10 May
- 2010: Hans Werner Henze – Gisela (Dresden version), 20 November
- 2011: Miroslav Srnka – Jakub Flügelbunt , 15 December
- 2012: Johannes Wulff-Woesten – Die Konferenz der Tiere, 8 July
- 2013: Johannes Wulff-Woesten – Prinz Bussel, 27 April
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-86502-000-0(in German).
- ^ "Dresden Semperoper". Mostly Opera. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Dresden Sights and Views – Semper Opera House –". sights-and-culture.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Daniel J. Wakin (4 February 2010). "Saxon State Opera's Music Director Quits". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Sächsische Staatskapelle: Vertrag mit Christian Thielemann wird nicht verlängert". MDR Kultur. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "Semperoper Dresden: Nora Schmid wird Intendantin". MDR Kultur. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-14.