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Things to do in Saxony, Germany: The Best Concerts & Shows
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen [ˈfʁaɪ̯ʃtaːt ˈzaksn̩]; Upper Sorbian: Swobodny stat Sakska) is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland (Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships) and the Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions). Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig.
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1. Theater Junge Generation
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. King Albert Theater
3. Schauspielhaus
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Semper Opera House (Semperoper)
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4.5 based on 1,861 reviews
Restored to its former magnificence after its destruction in the 1945 bombing of Dresden, this elaborate, High Renaissance style opera house presents opera, ballet and jazz performances, and is worth a visit if only to marvel at its ornate interior.
Reviewed By 476jael - Long Island, United States
During our train travel through Germany, we visited Dresden, and joined a guided tour of this opera house with our pre-purchased tour tickets. We went to the Theater Square about 15 minutes early to admire the panoramic views of the opera house, Konig Johann Denkmal (King Johann Monument), Zwinger and other beautiful buildings surrounding the square. Then, we went to the opera house entrance. At the tour time, a guide from the opera house came out, and called us in. Once inside, we were led to the coat check-in counter where we checked our bags. Then, we toured various halls and chambers. Near the end of the tour, we were seated at an upper level area of the opera house to enjoy the view of the stage and seating areas. The interior of the opera house reminded us of Vienna State Opera House, although the two opera houses had subtle diffences. Our visit to Semeroper at this time was especially memorable to us, because we had visited Poet Henrich Heine’s birth house in Dusseldorf and Wartburg Castle in Eisenach before arriving at Dresden. Why were these prior visits relevant? It’s because; (1) Richard Wagner staged his masterpieces “Der fliegende Holländer” and “Tannhäuser” in this opera house (Sempreoper’s predecessor:C ourt Theatre). (2) Wagner composed these operas inspired by Henrich Heine’s poems “Der fliegende Holländer” & “Tannhäuser”. (3) Wartburg Castle in Eisenach was the backdrop of Heine’s & Wagner’s “Tannhäuser”. Semperoper tour is highly recommended.
5. Staatsoperette Dresden
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Hans_Staden - Vienna, Austria
The reviews are out of date, the address also wrong (go online to find the current, much more central location). The Staatsoperette is now in a former power station, architectural satisfying, a new auditorium which works great. Performances probably all in German. Went to see s production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies' - and what a great performance it was that gave credit to masterpiece of a musical; it even added local and new historical dimensions to the story. All the singers/performers were top, and the impression was much more favourable than on any recording I know. Also interesting other performances. Will certainly come again.
6. Opernhaus
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4.5 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By periandro - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The Leipzig Operahouse is a nice building especially at night with all the lights on. It stands in Augustusplatz and its style can be deemed to be in line with the modern architecture, though the inclusion of some neoclassical elements is in fact remarkable. The main façade, though somehow sober, is quite attractive, especially the porticos with their balustrade and the windows having a quadrilateral shape, specifically that of a rectangle in a vertical position with the sides much longer than the top and the bottom lines. The structure inside reveals an undeniable good taste conception. Albeit there isn’t a great deal of decorative elements and despite the fact that therefore most of walls are denuded from any pictures, the small number of such elements such as the lamps and the staircase balustrade are of such a fine design that one doesn’t feel that any other elements are really necessary. The metal part of the wall lamps and of those hanging from the ceiling at the staircase is gilded in harmony with the windows frames and the relevant parts of the balustrade thus making a beautiful ensemble. The concert hall is large and has an excellent acoustics. The lamps again in the said hall, having a round shape formed by the manifold bulbs they consist of thus adequately placed to give the lamps the shape concerned, are very nice and original. The undersigned attended in that theatre the scenic interpretation of the Opera “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini on December 17th 2017. The performance was spectacular as well as the scenery. All the singers acted and sung marvelously well and thanks to the characteristics of the theatre stage the plot could be represented with much grandiosity thus showing an evident sample of inspiration and taste, though not much respecting the composer’s conception of the place where the piece scene is laid. The relevant version of the Opera anyway makes the plot take place elsewhere than in China, concretely in a futurist science fiction world in which the general human nature of the tale is outstanding. At any rate, different from what Puccini concocted as regards other operas (La Bohème, Mme. Butterfly, etc.), which he embedded every one of them in the appropriate atmosphere, as far as Turandot is concerned he didn’t really care much about that question. By and large, the Operahouse is a very interesting building from all viewpoints. It should therefore be visited and besides it’s by all means recommendable to attend the interpretation of an opera on its stage.
7. Felsenbuhne
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
8. Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Gorlitz
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By R2133NWgeorgem - Dresden, Germany
Once again an outstanding performance ! The excellent conductor of the local orchestra Ewa Strusinska managed to convey the drama of the opera and its nuances in a magnificent way. Patricia Baensch, as Floria Tosca, a mesmerizing, voluminous but also soothing great mezzo-soprano with unique dramatic soprano notes, delivered a Tosca par*excellence, performing and singing. The bad Scarpia sung and performed by the korean baritone Ji-Sun Park was a vivid role-convnincing performer. Unfortunately, the tenor of the day, singing the revolutionary lover of Tosca, Mario, had not a great day, managing however to defend his role. A magnificent chorus is not to be omitted.
9. Theater der Jungen Welt
10. Theaterkahn - Dresdner Brettl
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
