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The Staatskapelle Dresden
Sound and Splendor since 1548
As one of the world’s oldest orchestras, the Staatskapelle Dresden is truly steeped in tradition. Founded in 1548 by Moritz, Elector of Saxony, its history is inextricably linked with the city of Dresden, the royal Saxon court and its theatre. Until today, the venerable ensemble performs some 250 opera and ballets each season at its home in the Semperoper. In addition, the orchestra presents around 50 symphonic concerts, matinee events and chamber music evenings. In June 2022, the musicians of the Staatskapelle Dresden elected Daniele Gatti as their future Principal Conductor. The Italian maestro will take up his post for a period of six years from the beginning of the 2024/2025 season.
Program and cast
November 10, 11, 12, 2024
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Program
Kaija Saariaho
"Ciel d'hiver"
Robert Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. posth.
Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61
December 15, 16, 17, 2024
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Friedrich Thiele, cello
Program
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, KV 504 "Prague"
December 29, 30, 2024 - New Year's Eve Concert of the Staatskapelle Dresden
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Fatma Said, soprano
Jonah Hoskins, tenor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Program
Leonard Bernstein
Overture to "Candide"
Concert Suite No. 1 from "West Side Story"
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Overture to "Girl Crazy"
"They can't take that away from me"
"I Love to Rhyme"
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Prelude and Serenade from "The Snowman"
Max Steiner
"Tara's Theme" from "Gone with the Wind"
Cole Porter
"Wunderbar" from "Kiss Me, Kate"
January 12, 13, 14, 2025
Petr Popelka, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Program
Alfred Schnittke
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Francesca da Rimini," op. 32, Symphonic Fantasy after Dante
Igor Stravinsky
"The Firebird" Suite for Orchestra (1919 version)
February 12, 13, 2025
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Eleonora Buratto, soprano
Szilvia Vörös, mezzo-soprano
Francesco Meli, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Program
Giuseppe Verdi
"Messa da Requiem"
March 2, 3, 4, 2025
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Sara Blanch, soprano
Christian Gerhaher, baritone
Program
Gustav Mahler
"Der Schildwache Nachtlied" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Das irdische Leben" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Lied des Verfolgten im Turm" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Revelge" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Der Tamboursg'sell" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
Symphony No. 4 in G major
March 23, 24, 25, 2025
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82
April 13, 14, 2025
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Rosalia Cid, soprano
Christa Mayer, alto
Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Program
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
May 18, 19, 20, 2025
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor
Sol Gabetta, cello
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107
June 8, 9, 10, 2025
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Michèle Losier, alto
Women of the Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Children's Choir of the Semperoper Dresden
Program
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
July 6, 7, 8, 2025
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Program
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 "Rhenish"
Semperoper Dresden
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper ballet. The building is located near the Elbe River in the historic centre of Dresden, Germany.
The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841. After a devastating fire in 1869, the opera house was rebuilt, partly again by Semper, and completed in 1878. The opera house has a long history of premieres, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.
The first opera house at the location of today's Semperoper was built by the architect Gottfried Semper. It opened on 13 April 1841 with an opera by Carl Maria von Weber. The building style itself is debated among many, as it has features that appear in three styles; Early Renaissance and Baroque, with Corinthian style pillars typical of Greek classical revival. Perhaps the most suitable label for this style would be eclecticism, where influences from many styles are used, a practice most common during this period. Nevertheless, the opera building, Semper's first, is regarded as one of the most beautiful European opera houses.
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