Semper Opera House [Dresden, DE]
type: Item
label: Königliches Hoftheater Dresden @de
label: Semperoper @nl
label: Semperova opera @cs
label: Ópera Semper @es
description: Theatre building in Dresden, Germany, opened in 1841
description: bouwwerk in Dresden @nl
alternative label: Hoftheater @de
alternative label: Semper Opera House
EUTA building identifier: 672
Importance: national or regional importance
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
GPS: Point(13.7353 51.0544)
Wikidata source: Q127097
Burnt down date: 1869-09-21T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1878-02-02T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1841-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Internal image: Semperoper dresden.jpg
Commons galery: Semperoper
Web: www.semperoper.de
City: Dresden
Propertylabel: 58
Fires in Theatres id: 102
Erinnerungen aus dem Leben id: 212
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
architect: Gottfried Semper
Carthalia ID: 1788
Modern Opera Houses ID: 328
Modern Opera Houses index: Old Opera House, sketch plan, I. p. 4 ; New Opera House, sketch plan, I. p. 4 ; Descriptive text, I. pp. 19, 20; Block plan, I. p. 19; General view, I. p. 19; Detail of loggia, I. p. 20; Detail of box division, I. p. 20; View of grand staircase, I. p. 2,1 ; Front elevation, I. PL 32, 33 ; Plan area, I. PL 34; Plan 1st tier, I. PL 35 ; Plan 3rd tier, I. PL 36 ; Transverse section, I. PL 36 ; Plan 4th tier, I. PL 37 ; Longitudinal section, I. PL 37 ; Front elevation, central feature, I. PL 38 ; Auditorium, details, I. PL 39 ; Auditorium, ceiling, I. PL 40; Subsidy of, III. p. 4; Plan and section of orchestra, III. p. 64 ; Plan of ceiling supports, III. p. 74 ; Staircase plans at entrance and 1st tier level, III. p. 84; Lounge, III. p. 87 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; References, III. pp. 66, 73, 74, 80, 86.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1871-1878 as Altstädter Hoftheater - Königliches Opernhaus by Gottfried Semper and Manfred Semper. Opened 2 February 1878 with Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris. 1912-1914 alterations of interior decoration. 1919 renamed Sächsische Staatsoper. 1938 renovation of the auditorium. Destroyed by bombs in the night of 13/14 February 1945. 1945-1955 safety works, afterwards left as a ruin until 1977. 1977-1985 rebuilding to Semper's plans with slight alterations; addition of modern extension buildings. Re-opened 13 February 1985 with Weber's Der Freischütz. August 2002 foyers and basement damaged by flood. Original capacity: ca. 1800 persons, today: 1323 seats (+ 39 standing). Used for opera and ballet performances of the resident Sächsische Staatsoper company.