Info Ticketing

At semperoper.de/en it is possible to book up to 15 tickets online using PayPal or credit card. The maximum number of tickets that can be booked per person and performance may be limited. There are no additional booking fees. This also applies when purchasing tickets to family performances, subscriptions or several performances in a discount package.

Discounts for disability are not offered on tickets purchased online. In this case, please contact the Visitor Service of the Semperoper Dresden. Discounts cannot be claimed on already purchased tickets.

Calendar

The easiest and fastest way to get hold of your tickets: Using the Print@Home system you can easily and securely purchase and print your desired tickets and gift vouchers by visiting semperoper.de. Moreover you can download your ticket on your Smartphone. A unique QR-Code ensures the validity of your tickets.

Phone +49 351 4911 705 Visitor Service
Phone +49 351 4911 718 Group Service
Fax +49 351 4911 700
E-mail bestellung@semperoper.de

We are happy to take your ticket reservations by phone, e-mail or in person at our box office in the Schinkelwache. Please provide the following details with your order: the desired performance (date & time), number of required tickets, preferred seating category, customer number (if available), your name and address as well as your telephone number or email address. Payment can be made by bank transfer upon receipt of invoice, by credit card or in person at the box office. Payment upon receipt of invoice is no longer possible three weeks or less before the performance; in this case tickets must be purchased by credit card or directly at the box office. 

All bookings are binding and will be confirmed in writing.

Price categories A-T, SON: Seating plan: Opera & Ballet
Price categories KON: Seating plan: Concert
Price categories KULT, ZU: Seating plan: Kulturpalast & Extras

* Files are downloaded at your own risk. The Semperoper cannot guarantee the success of the download or the functionality of the downloaded files on your computer system. Downloads may only be used in accordance with the intended purpose.

The standing room in the Semperoper is in the centre of the fourth circle.
Tickets for sold-out performances are available at the evening box office.

If requested, tickets will be sent by post as soon as payment is received for a shipping fee of 3 euros. If there is insufficient time for postal delivery (10 days or less before the scheduled performance date) your tickets will be held at the evening box office under your name, customer number or the specified order number. Proof of purchase is required (order confirmation, email confirmation, etc) and tickets should be collected no later than 30 minutes before the performance. Prepaid tickets can also be sent as Print@Home tickets by email on request.

The evening box office in the Semperoper opens 1 hour before the scheduled performance.

The evening box office in Semper Zwei and in the Ballet Hall opens 1/2 hour before the scheduled performance. 

Paid tickets cannot be returned or exchanged. No compensation will be paid for performances not attended. However, it is possible to commission tickets from 3 months and up to 2 working days before the respective performance date of the Dresden State Opera. This option is only offered if there are fewer than 300 remaining tickets (with the exception of the commission regulations within the framework of the subscription conditions and group conditions) and if the tickets are in seating groups 1 to 6 for a performance in the Semperoper. This regulation does not apply to prices ZU1 to ZU8 or to exclusive events, third-party events and guest performances. Tickets can only be accepted on commission if they are in their original form. If tickets have been taken in commission, this cannot be cancelled. The Semperoper Dresden is not obliged to offer these tickets primarily for resale. No guarantee can be given for the resale or refund of the ticket price. The invoicing is generally made after the performance. The commission fee per resold ticket is 10 percent of the ticket price (minimum 6 Euro per ticket). Tickets that are not resold will be returned to you.

Tickets already purchased for performances cancelled by the Semperoper will be refunded. A ticket return form is available for this purpose.

Ticket returns

Although we will do our best to process your refund as quickly as possible, due to the large number of ticket cancellations it may take us a while to successively deal with all requests. Please refrain from making inquiries, also to ensure that the refund is processed as quickly as possible. In this regard, we kindly ask for your patience.

With ERGO ticket insurance (former ERV) you can quickly and inexpensively insure your purchased ticket(s), including any fees, for your planned visit to the opera. The insurance is offered through a separate contract with ERGO. Coverage begins with your agreement to purchase the insurance offer, at the earliest however with the acquisition of the ticket and ends with expiry of the indicated event. Please note that tickets can only be insured within 3 working days of the date of ticket purchase.

Click here for ticket insurance (website of the ERGO ticket insurance, in German only)

If you have taken out a ticket insurance with ERGO ticket insurance (former ERV) and are unable to attend a performance at the Semperoper due to an insured event, you can apply for your reimbursement quickly and easily online:

Request reimbursement (website of the ERGO ticket insurance, in German only)

As a special offer, a 30-minute short guided tour by our partner Semperoper erleben takes place before selected performances in the Semperoper (indicated in the schedule under INFO). During the short tour, you will stroll through the foyers and vestibules and can get in the mood for your opera visit in a festive atmosphere.

The short guided tour at the exclusive price of 10 euros per person begins 75 minutes before the performance starts (15 minutes before the opera house opens). The meeting point is the entrance to the Semperoper towards the river Elbe. Tickets for the guided tour are only valid together with a ticket for the subsequent performance. The tickets for the guided tour can be added to the purchase of the performance tickets.

Supertitles are a complementary service to which there is no claim. They are not part of the ticket price. If a performance is not accompanied by supertitles or if the supertitles cannot be read or only partially read from some seating areas, there is no entitlement to a ticket refund or concession.

Exclusive events are marked EV in the calendar. Tickets for these performances can be obtained from the respective organizer.

Exklusive events and organizers

We constantly receive requests from individuals wishing to support the Semperoper with a donation.

This is possible in two ways: You can support the general artistic work of the Semperoper by bank transfer or make an online donation to a specific project of your choice. Please follow the link for further information:

Donations