Press Office

Here you’ll find photos of new productions right after the premiere took place, photos of our stock plays, ensemble members as well as architectural photos of the opera house and of Semper Zwei. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please get in touch with the Semperoper Press Office directly.

Photos are allowed to be used free of charge only in context of media coverage about the Semperoper Dresden and including copyright notice. All other users are asked to contact the Semperoper Press Office.

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

Presse Releases

Pressemitteilung

The 2020/21 season with »Semper Essenz«

Semperoper announces Corona replacement programme »Semper Essenz« with details of premieres for 2020/21

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Pressemitteilung

»Aufklang!« series ends hiatus – reopening with Anna Netrebko

Concert highlights from Verdi’s opera »Don Carlo« ends the season’s hiatus for visitors to the Semperoper: With stars Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov – the interim pro-gramme »Aufklang!« will present special formats until the scheduled summer break – Ticket sales (online only) from 10 am on 16 June 2020 on semperoper.de

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Richard Strauss as Easter gift

»Der Rosenkavalier« launches opera video stream of the Semperoper at the Easter weekend

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Cancellation of all performances until 19 April 2020

Staatsoper Dresden and Staatsschauspiel Dresden follow official guideline to help contain the Corona pandemic

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Semperoper Ballett: 2020/21 Season

Semperoper Ballett celebrates 15th anniversary of Aaron S. Watkin as Company Director with outstanding new ensemble members and star guests; Programme 2020/21 presents two ballet premieres; Guest performance in Taiwan in 2021

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Pressemitteilung

Season Announcements 2020/21

Following a highly successful year, the Semperoper Dresden starts the new season with an ambitious and highly topical programme featuring stellar guests

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Delight as Christa Mayer receives the honorary title of Kammersängerin des Freistaates Sachsen

The Semperoper Dresden congratulates its ensemble member Christa Mayer on receiving the honorary title of Kammersängerin des Freistaates Sachsen.

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»Now, Your Serene Highness, here I am, Olala!«

Premiere of »The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein« in the production by Josef E. Köpplinger on 29 February 2020

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Pressemitteilung

Statement of the Managing Director, Peter Theiler

The Semperoper Dresden expressly disapproves of the decision by Semper Opernball e.V. and its Chairman, Hans-Joachim Frey, who has overall artistic responsibility for SemperOperaball, to honour the Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi with the Order of St. George.

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Pressemitteilung

To the current discussion of the opening ceremony of the 15th SemperOpernball

Regarding the current discussion about the gala opening of the 15th Semper Opera Ball, the Semperoper Dresden would like to stress that the event organizer Semper Opernball e.V. has sole responsibility for the content and artistic orientation of the event.

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The return of »Così fan tutte« with new voices on 15 January 2020

Lawson Anderson and Joseph Dennis to make their role debuts in Mozart’s School for Lovers, »Così fan tutte«.

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Peter Eötvös’ »The Golden Dragon« – Premiere 13 December 2019

»Even a dragon only takes the path he knows«

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Szene aus der Oper »Le Grand Macabre« mit einer riesigen über der Bühne schwebenden Erdkugel, darunter ein geschwungener Steg mit den Sängerinnen und Sängern

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Premiere of »Le Grand Macabre« by György Ligeti on 3 November 2019

Ligeti’s modern masterpiece »Le Grand Macabre«, staged by Calixto Bieito and featuring video installations by Sarah Derendinger, comes to Dresden for the first time

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Portrait Raphaël Coumes-Marquet

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Ballet master Raphaël Coumes-Marquet leaves the company

On 25 October 2019, Ballet Director Aaron S. Watkin officially bids farewell to the former principal and ballet master of Semperoper Ballett.

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Szene aus der Oper »Il viaggio a Reims/Die Reise nach Reims«: Neun Männer und Frauen in grauen und schwarzen Business-Anzügen und Kostümen diskutieren inmitten von Stühlen und Tischen vor einer Europa-Fahne und weiteren Länderflaggen

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Premiere of »Il viaggio a Reims/The Journey to Reims« on 28 September 2019

First premiere of the 2019/20 season on 28 September 2019 – Laura Scozzi dissects European sensibilities

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Ein Mann in schwarzer Hose und schwarzem T-Shirt hebt eine Tänzerin an der Hüfte nach oben

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Maria Kochetkova dances »Giselle« on 2 and 8 October 2019

Top international star to make triple debut in Dresden

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Press Photos

Photos are allowed to be used free of charge only in context of media coverage about the Semperoper Dresden and including copyright notice. All other users are asked to contact the Semperoper Press Office.

Performance photos
Premieres, Repertoire, Archive
»Aufklang! Don Carlo« with Anna Netrebko

People
Selected portraits
Christa Mayer

Architecture
Semperoper
Semper Zwei
Schinkelwache (box office)

Press Conferences

Season 2020/21
Press kit season 2020/21
Recording of the press conference on 3 March 2020*

* video available in German only, you’ll be directed to YouTube, please note our privacy policy

Premiere posters season 2020/2021

Premiere poster »Guillaume Tell/Wilhelm Tell«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Die Zauberflöte«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »L’Orfeo«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Capriccio«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Turandot«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Peer Gynt«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Playlist«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Weiße Rose«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Blues Brothers«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Die Gespenstersonate«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download
Premiere poster »Das schlaue Gretchen«, Bildmotiv © Cornelius Völker, Plakat © Semperoper Dresden  Download

Talks

Peter Theiler talks to Christian Thielemann about the season 2019/2020 (video available in German only).

Cast changes

Replacements Semperoper Ballett season 2019/20  

October 2019 On October 13th (afternoon) & 18th Kanako Fujimoto and Denis Veginy will replace Svetlana Gileva and Thomas Bieszka in the performances of »Sleeping Beauty«. Svetlana Gileva and Thomas Bieszka will take over the performances on October 27th (evening) & November 2nd (afternoon).