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Marketing Director Susanne Springer
Phone +49 351 4911 251

Semperoper Dresden
Theaterplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Email presse@semperoper.de

Press Officer Oliver Bernau
Phone +49 351 4911 336

Semperoper Dresden
Theaterplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Email presse@semperoper.de

Press Releases

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Semperoper Ballett: Kinsun Chan, new ballet director for the Semperoper Ballett starting with the 2024/25 season

Kinsun Chan will become Artistic Director of the Semperoper Ballett at the start of the 2024/25 season. He succeeds Aaron S. Watkin, who will move to the English National Ballet at the beginning of the coming season after 17 years in Dresden.

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Programme for the 2023/24 Season

Looking ahead! – the Semperoper will begin the 2023/24 season with healthy balance sheet, outstanding productions and a host of star performers

23 Ayaha Tsunaki Jón Vallejo Carmen Foto by Ian Whalen IWP8811

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Semperoper Ballett: The return of »Carmen« on 18 March 2023

Cruelty and innocence – Johan Inger’s »Carmen« returns to the Semperoper

Foto: Rosemarie Trockel, Courtesy Sprüth Magers, VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2022

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Premiere of »La sonnambula« on 19 March 2023

Dresden premiere of Rolando Villazón’s staging of »La sonnambula« on Sunday, 19 March 2023 – bel canto specialist Evelino Pidò makes his first appearance as guest conductor at the Semperoper – role debut for Russian tenor Maxim Mironov and Spanish sopran Rosalia Cid

»La Bayadère« © Semperoper Dresden/Ian Whalen

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Semperoper Ballett: Revival of »La Bayadère«

The Semperoper presents a final run of the ballet »La Bayadère« by Aaron S. Watkin after Marius Petipa

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Revival of »Ariadne auf Naxos«

Returning production Richard Strauss’s »Ariadne auf Naxos« conducted by Christoph Gedschold. Semperoper debuts of Catherine Hunold, Sarah Aristidou and Angela Brower – role debut for Gregory Kunde.

Weißer Porzellankopf auf schwarzem Grund

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Premiere of »Die Gespenstersonate«

New production of »Die Gespenstersonate« staged by Corinna Tetzel: Dresden premiere of Aribert Reimann’s chamber opera on 17 February 2023 in Semper Zwei.

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Daniel Libeskind to receive the 14th International »Dresden Peace Prize«

In cooperation with the Semperoper Dresden, the association »Friends of Dresden Deutschland e.V.« will honour the architect Daniel Libeskind with the International »Dresden Peace Prize«. An honorary prize will go to the politician Gerhart Baum.

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Verdi’s »Attila« to be performed for the first time in Dresden

Semperoper premiere of »Atilla« on 4 February 2023 – concert performance conducted by Jordi Bernàcer – role debuts for Tomislav Mužek, Tilmann Rönnebeck and Georg Zeppenfeld

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The »Ring« cycles in January and February 2023

The Semperoper production of »Der Ring des Nibelungen« celebrates its 20th anniversary – Willy Decker’s celebrated staging returns under conductor Christian Thielemann

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Semperoper Ballett to get new artistic company manager in 2023/24

Marcelo Gomes appointed as artistic company manager to the Semperoper Ballett for the coming season

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Semperoper Ballett: Premiere of »Romeo and Juliet« by David Dawson

Semperoper Ballett presents a veritable classic of the dance world, newly choreographed, when David Dawson’s »Romeo and Juliet« celebrates its world premiere at the Semperoper on 5 November 2022

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The return of »Les Huguenots« and »Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?«

In October 2022, the Dresden productions of »Les Huguenots« and »Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?« will once again be staged at the Semperoper.

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Nina Minasyan to sing title role in »La traviata«

The Semperoper Dresden welcomes Nina Minasyan

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New Dresden production of »La traviata«

Barbora Horáková’s staging of »La traviata« celebrates its premiere at the Semperoper on 2 October 2022.

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Aaron S. Watkin to lead English National Ballet

Aaron S. Watkin, Ballet Director of the Semperoper Dresden, will take over as Artistic Director and head of English National Ballet in London from season 2023/24.

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Premiere of »chasing waterfalls« on 3 September 2022

World premiere of the opera project »chasing waterfalls« to open the Semperoper’s premiere season for 2022. For the first time, an AI system will compose, write text, sing and play in front of a live audience.

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Season’s Programme 2022/23

The sound of culture! – The Semperoper Dresden announces its 2022/23 season with an opulent programme of new productions, repertoire pieces and special events

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Semperoper programme for 2023/24

Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 1:30 p.m.

The 2023/24 programme of Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Ballett and Semper Zwei will be presented at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, in the upstairs foyer of the Semperoper and via live stream.