Semper Oper

Semper Oper or Saxon State Opera Dresden (in German, Sempreoper or Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden ) is an opera house in Dresden, Germany, and is one of the most famous all over the world. The building is considered to be a prime example of "Dresden-Baroque" architecture. It is situated on the Theater Square in central Dresden on the bank of the Elbe River. On top of the portal there is a Pantherquadriga with a statue of Dionysos. The interior was created by such famous architects of the time as Johannes Schilling. Monuments on the portal depict famous artists such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, William Shakespeare, Sophocles, Molière and Euripides. The building also features work by Ernst Rietschel and Ernst Julius Hähnel.

Singers associated with the Semper Oper

• Brünnhild Friedland
• Elisabeth Höngen
• Elisabeth Reichelt
• Elisabeth Rethberg
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink
• Erna Sack
• Irene Abendroth
• Jenny Bürde-Ney
• Therese Malten