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2022/23

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

1. Aufführungs­abend

Dirigent: Mihhail Gerts / Harfe: Johanna Schellenberger
1. Aufführungsabend

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

1. Kammer­abend

Kammermusikaustausch mit dem Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
1. Kammerabend

1. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann / Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 5 B-Dur
1. Symphoniekonzert

10. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann / Alt: Christa Mayer / Damen des Sächsischen Staatsopernchors Dresden / Kinderchor der Semperoper Dresden – Im Rahmen der Dresdner Musikfestspiele
10. Symphoniekonzert

First Performance

11 am 

11. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Myung-Whun Chung – Im Rahmen der Dresdner Musikfestspiele
11. Symphoniekonzert

First Performance

11 am 

12. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Daniel Harding / Mezzosopran: Dame Sarah Connolly / Tenor: Andrew Staples
12. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

2. Aufführungs­abend

Dirigent: Gregory Vajda / Violine: Lukas Stepp
2. Aufführungsabend

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

2. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
2. Kammerabend

2. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Ton Koopman / Klarinette: Robert Oberaigner
2. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

3. Aufführungs­abend

Dirigent: Riccardo Minasi / Klarinette: Jan Seifert
3. Aufführungsabend

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

3. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
3. Kammerabend

Performance

8 pm 

4. Aufführungs­abend

Dirigent: Roderick Cox / Kontrabass: Andreas Ehelebe
4. Aufführungsabend

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

4. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
4. Kammerabend

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

4.48 Psychose

Chamber opera in one act after Sarah Kane by Philip Venables Performed in German
4.48 Psychose

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

5. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
5. Kammerabend

5. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Tugan Sokhiev / Klavier: Yefim Bronfman
5. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

6. Kammer­abend

Werke von Richard Strauss und Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Kammerabend

6. Symphonie­konzert

Zum Gedenken an die Zerstörung Dresdens am 13. Februar 1945
6. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

7. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden Violine: Julia Fischer
7. Kammerabend

7. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Myung-Whun Chung / Klavier: Seong-Jin Cho
7. Symphoniekonzert

Performance

8 pm 

8. Kammer­abend

Kammermusik der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden Anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von György Ligeti
8. Kammerabend

8. Symphonie­konzert

Palmsonntagskonzert / Dirigent: Herbert Blomstedt
8. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

9th »Long Night of Dresden Theatre«

9. Symphonie­konzert

Dirigent: Tugan Sokhiev | Klavier: Haochen Zhang
9. Symphoniekonzert

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Advents­konzert des ZDF

Dirigentin: Marie Jacquot / Sopran: Diana Damrau / Tenor: Mauro Peter
Adventskonzert des ZDF

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Aida

Opera lirica in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Aida

First Performance

6 pm 

Aktenzeichen: »Three, seven, ace«

Aktenzeichen on »Pique Dame« Insights from the cabinets of the Historical Archive

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Aktenzeichen: »Von glühender Liebe und tödlichem Familienzwist«

Aktenzeichen zu »Romeo und Julia« Einblicke in die Rollschubanlage des Historischen Archivs
Aktenzeichen: »Von glühender Liebe und tödlichem Familienzwist«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Aktenzeichen: »Of Heroes and Battle Maidens«

Aktenzeichen on »Der Ring des Nibelungen« Insights from the cabinets of the Historical Archive

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Annette Dasch presents: Opera Gala 2022

With Award Ceremony of the Semperoper Foundation Award winners: Set and costume designer Johannes Leiacker and soprano Mariya Taniguchi
Annette Dasch presents: Opera Gala 2022

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Arabella

Opera in three acts by Richard Strauss Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Arabella

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Ariadne auf Naxos

Opera in one act and a prologue by Richard Strauss Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Ariadne auf Naxos

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Ariadne auf Naxos (concert performance)

Concert performance by Richard Strauss Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Ariadne auf Naxos (concert performance)

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Attila

Dramma lirico in one prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Concert performance in Italian with German and English surtitles
Attila

First Performance

7.30 pm 

BERLIN BERLIN

Die große Show der goldenen 20er Jahre
BERLIN BERLIN

First Performance

7 pm 

Blues Brothers

Dresden version by Manfred Weiß Performed in German and English
Blues Brothers

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Carmen

Ballet in two acts by Johan Inger
Carmen

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

chasing waterfalls

World premiere. An Artificial Intelligence Opera by phase7 performing.arts Berlin Performed in German and English with German and English surtitles
chasing waterfalls

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Das Rheingold

The eve of »Der Ring des Nibelungen« by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Das Rheingold

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

The Clever Gretchen

Children’s opera for children from 8 years by Martin Smolka Performed in German
The Clever Gretchen

First Performance

7 pm 

Der Freischütz

Romantic opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Der Freischütz

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Der Nussknacker / The Nutcracker

Ballet in two acts by Aaron S. Watkin and Jason Beechey Music by Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
Der Nussknacker / The Nutcracker

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Der Rosenkavalier

Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss Performed in German with surtitles
Der Rosenkavalier

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Die Gespenstersonate

Chamber Opera by Aribert Reimann Performed in German with German supertitles
Die Gespenstersonate

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

The Nose

Opera in three acts by Dmitri Schostakowitsch Performed in German with German and English supertitles
The Nose

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

La Bayadère

Ballet in two acts by Aaron S. Watkin after Marius Petipa Music by Ludwig Minkus
La Bayadère

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Die Walküre

First day of »Der Ring des Nibelungen« by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Die Walküre

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute

Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Drei miese, fiese Kerle /
Three mean, nasty guys

Music theatre for everyone aged 6 and above by Zad Moultaka Performed in German
Drei miese, fiese Kerle / Three mean, nasty guys

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Dresdner Musikfestspiele

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

A Day for Aribert Reimann

A cooperation of the Semperoper Dresden with the Carl Maria von Weber College of Music, Dresden to accompany the new production of Aribert Reimann’s »Die Gespenstersonate« As part of the 31st Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik (Dresden Days of Contemporary Music) / HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste
A Day for Aribert Reimann

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Fast Forward: »The Silence of the Sirens«

Europäisches Festival für junge Regie Staatsschauspiel Dresden zu Gast in der Semperoper
Fast Forward: »The Silence of the Sirens«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

A Window on Jazz

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Incheon

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Arts Centre Incheon
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Incheon

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Leipzig

Im Rahmen des »Mahler Festival 2023« Gewandhaus zu Leipzig

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Sejong

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Sejong Arts Center
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Sejong

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul I

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Lotte Concert Hall
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul I

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul II

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Seoul Arts Centre
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul II

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul III

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Seoul Arts Centre
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul III

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul IV

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Myung-Whun Chung Seoul Arts Centre
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Seoul IV

First Performance

7.30 pm 

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Gastspiel: Chilly Gonzales

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Song Recital Georg Zeppenfeld

Franz Schubert: »Winterreise« At the piano: Gerold Huber
Song Recital Georg Zeppenfeld

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

With your permission, Monsieur Petipa!

An introduction to the world of ballet An offer of the Semperoper Education
With your permission, Monsieur Petipa!

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Götterdämmerung

Third day of »Der Ring des Nibelungen« by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Götterdämmerung

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

Besetzungsänderung: Sommertournee mit Jukka-Pekka Saraste Eine Veranstaltung der Frauenkirche Dresden in Kooperation mit der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Concert of the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Il viaggio a Reims /
The Journey to Reims

Dramma giocoso in one act by Gioachino Rossini Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Il viaggio a Reims / The Journey to Reims

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Kapelle für Kids: »Elfentanz und Besenritt«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Kapelle für Kids: »Soundcheck«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Kapelle für Kids: »Tatort Musik«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Kostümverkauf

Im Garderoben-Foyer der Semperoper
Kostümverkauf

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Artificial Intelligence or: Where and who will play the music of the future?

A dialogue on how AI will impact art, technology and society In cooperation with T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH
Artificial Intelligence or: Where and who will play the music of the future?

Next Performance

7 pm 

La bohème

Scenes of »La vie de Bohème« (Henri Murger) in four pictures by Giacomo Puccini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La bohème

Next Performance

7 pm 

La Cenerentola / Cinderella

Dramma giocoso in two acts von Gioachino Rossini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La Cenerentola / Cinderella

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

La sonnambula

Melodramma in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La sonnambula

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

La traviata

Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La traviata

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Le nozze di Figaro /
The Marriage of Figaro

Opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Les Huguenots

Grand opéra in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer Performed in French with German and English supertitles
Les Huguenots

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Lieder­abend »Eine winzige Träne«

Anlässlich des 90. Jahrestages der Bücherverbrennung auf dem Wettiner Platz in Dresden
Liederabend »Eine winzige Träne«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

L’Orfeo

Favola in musica in one prologue and five acts by Claudio Monteverdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
L’Orfeo

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Madama Butterfly

Tragedia giapponese in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Madama Butterfly

Next Performance

3 pm 

Nabucco

Dramma lirico in four parts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Nabucco

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Norma

Melodramma in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Norma

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Open dress rehearsal

with the Semperoper Ballett – »White Darkness«

Performance

7.30 pm 

Ohne Frack auf Tour

Die Staatskapelle in der Neustadt
Ohne Frack auf Tour

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Opernwerkstatt: »Das schlaue Gretchen«

Ein Angebot der Semperoper Education für Kinder zwischen 7 und 11 Jahren
Opernwerkstatt: »Das schlaue Gretchen«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Opernwerkstatt: »Drei miese, fiese Kerle«

Ein Angebot der Semperoper Education für Kinder zwischen 6 und 10 Jahren
Opernwerkstatt: »Drei miese, fiese Kerle«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Peer Gynt

Ballet in two acts by Johan Inger
Peer Gynt

Premiere

7 pm 

Pique Dame / The Queen of Spades

Opera in three acts and seven scenes by Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky Performed in Russian with German and English surtitles
Pique Dame / The Queen of Spades

Performance

11.30 am 

Pique Dame: From Pushkin via Tchaikovsky to Andreas Dresen

A symposium on Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky’s »Pique Dame« In cooperation with Dresden Municipal Libraries
Pique Dame: From Pushkin via Tchaikovsky to Andreas Dresen

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Platée

Ballet bouffon in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau Performed in French with German and English supertitles
Platée

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Porträtkonzert der Capell-Compositrice Olga Neuwirth

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Performance

6 pm 

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Performance

5 pm 

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Rezital der Capell-Virtuosin

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Romeo and Juliet

Ballet in three acts by David Dawson World premiere
Romeo and Juliet

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Rusalka

A lyrical fairy-tale in three acts by Antonín Dvořák Performed in Czech with German and English supertitles
Rusalka

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Semper Bar: »Electronic Impressions«

Electronic music, analogue synthesisers and theremin
Semper Bar

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Semper Matinee & Soiree

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Siegfried

Second day of »Der Ring des Nibelungen« by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Siegfried

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Silvester­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden

Christian Thielemann | Dirigent Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 9 d-Moll
Silvesterkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden

Performance

7 pm 

Soirée of the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Non-subscription concert to the 474th birthday of the Staatskapelle Dresden

Performance

8 pm 

Sonder­konzert am Vor­abend der Internationalen Schostakowitsch Tage Gohrisch

Dirigent: Andrés Orozco-Estrada / Trompete: Håkan Hardenberger
Sonderkonzert am Vorabend der Internationalen Schostakowitsch Tage Gohrisch

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Sonderkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden

Performance

8 pm 

Sonderkonzert des Gustav Mahler Jugendorchesters

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Sonder­konzert mit der Capell-Virtuosin

Dirigent: Petr Popelka / Violine: Julia Fischer
Sonderkonzert mit der Capell-Virtuosin

Performance

7.30 pm 

Dance:Film: »PINA – Tanzt, tanzt sonst sind wir verloren«

With Semperoper Ballett in the cinema – Im Anschluss Gespräch mit Francesco Pio Ricci & Regina Genée In cooperation with the Programmkino Ost movie theatre
Dance:Film

Premiere

7 pm 

The Toxic Avenger

Rock musical after the film of the same name by Lloyd Kaufman. For young people from 14 years From 14 years old. Performed in German
The Toxic Avenger

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Bestowal of the International Peace Prize »Dresden Prize«

This event is organised by Friends of Dresden Deutschland and the Semperoper Dresden With the kind support of the Klaus-Tschira Foundation

Performance

5.30 pm 

Vernetzungstreffen für Lehrkräfte

Ein Angebot der Semperoper Education

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Wagner.Kino.Oper: »Die Nibelungen« 1. Teil: »Siegfried«

Eine Filmreihe zu Richard Wagners Leben und Werk im Spiegel des Kinos In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Programmkino Ost und der TU Dresden – Lehrstuhl für Mittlere und Neuere Kunstgeschichte
Wagner.Kino.Oper

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Weiße Rose

Scenes for two singers and 15 musicians by Udo Zimmermann Performed in German
Weiße Rose

Next Performance

7 pm 

White Darkness

Three-part ballet evening by William Forsythe / Sharon Eyal / Nacho Duato
White Darkness

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?

Cabaret-revue – A course in ten chapters by Mischa Spoliansky Performed in German
Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

Workshops für Lehrkräfte

Ein Angebot der Semperoper Education – Grundschule

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

»Morgen!«

Matinée recital with songs by Richard Strauss At the piano: Helmut Deutsch
»Morgen!«

There are currently no further performances scheduled this season.

»Wo so große Schönheit weilt, ist das Paradies.«

Ein Abend für Monteverdi – mit Rolando Villazón und der lautten compagney BERLIN
»Wo so große Schönheit weilt, ist das Paradies.«

2023/24

Performance

11 am 

1st Morning Recital

Conductor: Yi-Chen Lin | Violoncello: Sebastian Fritsch
1st Morning Recital

Performance

8 pm 

1st Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden 475 years Staatskapelle Dresden
1st Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

11 am 

1st Symphony Concert

Conductor: Christian Thielemann | Viola: Antoine Tamestit
1st Symphony Concert

First Performance

11 am 

10th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Christian Thielemann | Piano: Lang Lang
10th Symphony Concert

First Performance

11 am 

11th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
11th Symphony Concert

First Performance

7 pm 

12th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Christian Thielemann
12th Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

2nd Evening Recital

Conductor: Gábor Káli | Bass clarinet: Moritz Pettke
2nd Evening Recital

Performance

8 pm 

2nd Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden
2nd Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

11 am 

2nd Symphony Concert

Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
2nd Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

3rd Evening Recital

Condcutor: Christoph Koncz | Tuba: Constantin Hartwig
3rd Evening Recital

Performance

8 pm 

3rd Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden
3rd Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

11 am 

3rd Symphony Concert

Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev | Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder
3rd Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

4th Evening Recital

Conductor: Elim Chan | Violoncello: Friedrich Thiele 170 years Tonkünstler-Verein Dresden
4th Evening Recital

Performance

8 pm 

4th Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden
4th Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

11 am 

4th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Daniele Gatti
4th Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

5th Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden
5th Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

11 am 

5th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Daniel Harding | Violin: Frank Peter Zimmermann
5th Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

6th Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden
6th Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

7 pm 

6th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Christian Thielemann | Soprano: Julia Kleiter | Baritone: Markus Eiche
6th Symphony Concert

Performance

8 pm 

7th Chamber Music Evening

Chamber Music Exchange with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
7th Chamber Music Evening

First Performance

7 pm 

7th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Jakub Hrůša | Violin: Augustin Hadelich
7th Symphony Concert

Performance

11 am 

8th Chamber Music Matinée

Chamber Music of the Staatskapelle Dresden 170 years Tonkünstler-Verein Dresden
8th Chamber Music Matinée

First Performance

7 pm 

8th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
8th Symphony Concert

First Performance

11 am 

9th Symphony Concert

Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
9th Symphony Concert

Performance

6 pm 

Advent Concert of ZDF

Conductor: Christian Thielemann Broadcast date on ZDF: 3 December 2023, 17:55
Advent Concert of ZDF

First Performance

6 pm 

Aktenzeichen: »An affair of the heart«

Aktenzeichen celebrates the 100th birthday of Joachim Herz
Aktenzeichen: »An affair of the heart«

First Performance

6 pm 

Aktenzeichen: »Far Eastern exoticism on an express train«

Performance

8 pm 

Auftakt!

Soiree to open the 2023/24 season With members of the Semperoper ensemble
Auftakt!

Premiere

7 pm 

Benvenuto Cellini

Opéra-comique in three acts (Weimar version) by Hector Berlioz Performed in French with German and English supertitles
Benvenuto Cellini

First Performance

7 pm 

Blues Brothers

Dresden version by Manfred Weiß Performed in German and English
Blues Brothers

First Performance

11 am 

The Clever Gretchen

Children’s opera for children from 8 years by Martin Smolka Performed in German
The Clever Gretchen

Premiere

6 pm 

Der 35. Mai oder Konrad reitet in die Südsee

Dance Theatre by Raphaël Coumes-Marquet / Gordon Kampe
Der 35. Mai oder Konrad reitet in die Südsee

First Performance

7 pm 

Der Freischütz

Romantic opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Der Freischütz

First Performance

7 pm 

Die Fledermaus

Lyrical comedy in three acts by Johann Strauss Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Die Fledermaus

Premiere

4 pm 

Die Frau ohne Schatten /
The Woman without a Shadow

Opera in three acts by Richard Strauss Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Die Frau ohne Schatten / The Woman without a Shadow

Premiere

6 pm 

Die Jüdin von Toledo /
The Jewess of Toledo

World premiere. Opera in five acts by Detlev Glanert Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Die Jüdin von Toledo / The Jewess of Toledo

First Performance

7 pm 

Die kahle Sängerin / The Bald Soprano

Chamber opera in one act based on the play by Eugène Ionesco Performed in German
Die kahle Sängerin / The Bald Soprano

First Performance

11 am 

The Animal’s Conference

Concert with the Semperoper children’s choir
The Animal’s Conference

First Performance

7 pm 

Die tote Stadt

Opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Die tote Stadt

First Performance

7 pm 

Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute

Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed in German with German and English surtitles
Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute

First Performance

6 pm 

Don Carlo

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Don Carlo

First Performance

7 pm 

Dornröschen / The Sleeping Beauty

Ballet in one prologue and three acts by Aaron S. Watkin Music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Dornröschen / The Sleeping Beauty

First Performance

7 pm 

Ein Sommernachtstraum /
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ballet evening in two parts by Frederick Ashton / David Dawson
Ein Sommernachtstraum / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

First Performance

7 pm 

Elektra

Tragedy in one act by Richard Strauss Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Elektra

First Performance

7.30 pm 

A Window on Jazz

Performance

8.30 pm 

A Window on Jazz – guest at the Jazzclub Tonne

Performance

8.15 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Amsterdam

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Violine: Janine Jansen Europa-Tournee
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Amsterdam

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Antwerpen

Klavier und Leitung: Sir András Schiff Tournee mit Sir András Schiff
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Antwerpen

Performance

4 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Dortmund

Klavier und Leitung: Sir András Schiff Tournee mit Sir András Schiff
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Dortmund

Performance

5 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Essen

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Klavier: Lang Lang Europa-Tournee II
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Essen

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Frankfurt

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Viola: Antoine Tamestit Europa-Tournee
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Frankfurt

Performance

8.15 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Groningen

Klavier und Leitung: Sir András Schiff Tournee mit Sir András Schiff
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Groningen

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Hamburg

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Klavier: Lang Lang Europa-Tournee II
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Hamburg

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Köln

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Klavier: Lang Lang Europa-Tournee II
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Köln

Performance

6.30 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Luzern

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Viola: Antoine Tamestit Europa-Tournee
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Luzern

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in München

Klavier und Leitung: Sir András Schiff Tournee mit Sir András Schiff
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in München

Performance

8 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Paris

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Klavier: Lang Lang Europa-Tournee II
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Paris

Performance

7.30 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Viola: Antoine Tamestit
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Performance

7.30 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Violine: Janine Jansen Europa-Tournee
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Performance

7.30 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Klavier und Leitung: Sir András Schiff Tournee mit Sir András Schiff
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

First Performance

7.30 pm 

Gast­konzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

Dirigent: Christian Thielemann | Klavier: Lang Lang Europa-Tournee II
Gastkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden in Wien

First Performance

7 pm 

Hansel and Gretel

Fairy tale drama in three acts by Engelbert Humperdinck Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Hansel and Gretel

Performance

7 pm 

Concert of the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden

First Performance

7 pm 

Il barbiere di Siviglia /
The Barber of Seville

Opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Il barbiere di Siviglia / The Barber of Seville

First Performance

7 pm 

Into the Woods

Musical in one prologue and two acts by Stephen Sondheim Performed in German
Into the Woods

Performance

11 am 

Kammerkonzert der Giuseppe-Sinopoli-Akademie

Performance

11 am 

Kapelle für Kids: »Alte Meister, quietschfidel!«

First Performance

11 am 

Kapelle für Kids: »Der Musik auf der Spur …«

Premiere

7 pm 

Katja Kabanowa

Opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček Performed in Czech with German and English supertitles
Katja Kabanowa

First Performance

7 pm 

La bohème

Scenes of »La vie de Bohème« (Henri Murger) in four pictures by Giacomo Puccini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La bohème

First Performance

7 pm 

La Cenerentola / Cinderella

Dramma giocoso in two acts von Gioachino Rossini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La Cenerentola / Cinderella

First Performance

7 pm 

La sonnambula

Melodramma in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La sonnambula

First Performance

7.30 pm 

La traviata

Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
La traviata

First Performance

7 pm 

Le nozze di Figaro /
The Marriage of Figaro

Opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro

First Performance

5 pm 

Les Contes d’Hoffmann /
Tales of Hoffmann

Fantastic opera in five acts by Jacques Offenbach Performed in French with German and English supertitles
Les Contes d’Hoffmann / Tales of Hoffmann

First Performance

7 pm 

L’elisir d’amore /
The Elixir of Love

Melodrama in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
L’elisir d’amore / The Elixir of Love

First Performance

7 pm 

L’Orfeo

Favola in musica in one prologue and five acts by Claudio Monteverdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
L’Orfeo

Performance

8 pm 

»Neue Musik Paul Aron«

Concert moderated by Dr. Agata Schindler Part of the remembrance events for 13 February 2024
»Neue Musik Paul Aron«

Performance

7.30 pm 

Ohne Frack auf Tour

Die Staatskapelle in der Neustadt
Ohne Frack auf Tour

First Performance

3 pm 

Otello

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Otello

First Performance

7 pm 

Pique Dame / The Queen of Spades

Opera in three acts and seven scenes by Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky Performed in Russian with German and English surtitles
Pique Dame / The Queen of Spades

Premiere

7 pm 

Plot Point

Multi-part ballet evening by George Balanchine / Crystal Pite / Twyla Tharp
Plot Point

Premiere

7 pm 

Powder Her Face

Opera in two acts by Thomas Adès
Powder Her Face

Performance

6 pm 

Performance

5 pm 

Performance

6 pm 

Performance

11 am 

Performance

6 pm 

Performance

5 pm 

Performance

6 pm 

Performance

6 pm 

Performance

5 pm 

First Performance

7 pm 

Romeo and Juliet

Ballet in three acts by David Dawson World premiere
Romeo and Juliet

First Performance

4 pm 

Schneewitte / Snow White

Music theatre for everyone aged 7 and above by Sophie Kassies and Jens Joneleit
Schneewitte / Snow White

Premiere

6 pm 

A Swan Lake

Ballet in two acts by Johan Inger World premiere
A Swan Lake

First Performance

8.30 pm 

Semper Bar: »Electronic Impressions«

Electronic music, analogue synthesisers and theremin
Semper Bar

First Performance

8 pm 

Semper Matinee & Soiree

Performance

9 pm 

SemperOpernball

First Performance

7 pm 

New Year's Eve Concert of the Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst | Piano: Igor Levit Broadcast date on ZDF: 31 December 2023, 17:30
New Year's Eve Concert of the Staatskapelle Dresden

First Performance

7 pm 

Special Concert to the 475th Birthday of the Staatskapelle Dresden

Performance

8 pm 

Special Concert International Shostakovich Festival Gohrisch

Performance

8 pm 

Special Concert Capell-Compositeur

Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer Georg Friedrich Haas »in vain« for 24 instruments
Special Concert Capell-Compositeur

Performance

8 pm 

Sonderkonzert des Gustav Mahler Jugendorchesters

Performance

8 pm 

Special Concert with Sir András Schiff

First Performance

7 pm 

Special Concert within the »Richard Strauss Days« at the Semperoper

Conductor: Antonio Pappano | Violoncello: Norbert Anger | Viola: Sebastian Herberg
Special Concert within the »Richard Strauss Days« at the Semperoper

Performance

7 pm 

Silent film with live orchestra: »Der Rosenkavalier«

Film from 1925, reconstructed version from 2006 Compositions by Richard Strauss: 1911 & 1925
Silent film with live orchestra: »Der Rosenkavalier«

First Performance

4 pm 

Tristan and Isolde

Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner Performed in German with German and English supertitles
Tristan and Isolde

Premiere

7 pm 

Turandot

Dramma lirico in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Performed in Italian with German and English supertitles
Turandot

Performance

11 am 

Bestowal of the International Peace Prize »Dresden Prize«

This event is organised by Friends of Dresden Deutschland and the Semperoper Dresden With the kind support of the Klaus-Tschira Foundation

First Performance

7 pm 

White Darkness

Three-part ballet evening by William Forsythe / Sharon Eyal / Nacho Duato
White Darkness

Premiere

7 pm 

Woyzeck

Based on the play by Georg Büchner
Woyzeck

Performance

8 pm 

»Enoch Arden« op. 38, TrV 181

Melodram für Sprecher und Klavier nach einem Gedicht von Alfred Lord Tennyson
»Enoch Arden« op. 38, TrV 181

Performance

11 am 

»Lieder seines Lebens /
Songs of His Life«

Matinee recital dedicated to Richard Strauss with Christiane Karg and Gerold Huber (piano)
»Lieder seines Lebens/ Songs of His Life«