Our last post was about visiting the museums at Residenzschloss (deutsch, english).
For the afternoon we booked a guided tour in the Semperoper and the old town (17, - EUR per person). The Semperoper is the opera of the "Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden". The first building of the opera was created in the years 1838 to 1841 and got it's name from the builder Gottfried Semper. The second building of the Semperoper was built between 1871 and 1878 by his eldest son, Manfred Semper, and was destroyed in the Second World War in 1945. The current Semperoper building is already the third building and was rebuilt in the years 1977 to 1985.
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| The human dignity is inviolable - doors open, hearts open, eyes open |
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| A view from the Semperoper to the Hofkirche |
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If you not already have booked a concert in the Semperoper, this tour is highly recommended, because you get a nice insight into the magnificent rooms and the concert hall.
| The corridors | of the Semperoper... |
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| The gorgeous ceiling in the area of the staircase |
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| In the concert hall |
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During our tour the stage for the evening performance of "Tosca" was rebuilt. According to our guide, the stage of the Semperoper is that large that the Frauenkirche would easily could stand on it.
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| The VIP Loge |
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| The chandelier in the concert hall has a weight of 1.9 tonnes |
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| The clock with a 5 minute pulse | A last look on the way out |
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Our next post will follow soon
Short trip to Dresden, Day 2 - Hausmannturm with a view over Dresden at night
Wow a chandelier of 1.9 tonnes! That's a lot!
Yes that's true. If your seat is directly underneath the chandelier, you must trust the mounting to enjoy the presentation ;-)
I'm not sure I will be calm :)