Saxon State Opera House
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The Saxon State Opera House, commonly known as the Semperoper, is a renowned historic opera house in Dresden, Germany, celebrated for its grand architecture and leading role in German opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxon State Opera House canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Semperoper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
ballet performances
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ |
| architect | Gottfried Semper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Historicist architecture
ⓘ
Neo-Renaissance ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
bombing of Dresden in 1945
ⓘ
fire in 1869 ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| façadeFeatures |
arcades and columns
ⓘ
rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in Saxony ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Saxon State Opera company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staatskapelle Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1841 ⓘ |
| interiorFeatures |
grand staircase
ⓘ
ornate auditorium ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Free State of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | Innere Altstadt, Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Elbe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Theaterplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gottfried Semper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePremiere |
Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Strauss’s "Elektra" NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Strauss’s "Salome" NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner’s "Rienzi" NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner’s "Tannhäuser" NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner’s "The Flying Dutchman" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1841 ⓘ |
| operator | Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Free State of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | opera performances ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1870s ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1977 ⓘ |
| reopened |
1878
ⓘ
1985 ⓘ |
| reopenedOn | 13 February 1985 ⓘ |
| reopenedOnAnniversaryOf | bombing of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| significantFor | German opera tradition ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major attraction in Dresden’s historic center ⓘ |
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