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.

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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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Semperoper alsoKnownAs Saxon State Opera House