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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Dresden, Germany

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DresdenViva la Vida

© Kaupo Kikkas
Semperoper, Fri 14 Aug at 19:00
Piazzolla, Gershwin, Bizet
Dresden Philharmonic; Christoph Koncz; Ksenija Sidorova; Members of the Dresden Philharmonic
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DresdenKreuzchor und Philharmonie

© Martin Jehnichen
Kulturpalast Dresden, Fri 4 Sep at 19:00
Mendelssohn
Dresden Philharmonic; Martin Lehmann; Julia Kleiter; Marie-Henriette Reinhold; Mauro Peter; Dresdner Kreuzchor
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DresdenBrad Mehldau und Kirill Gerstein

© Marco Borggreve
Kulturpalast Dresden, Tue 8 Sep at 19:00
Brad Mehldau; Kirill Gerstein
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Thielemann bids farewell to Dresden with an excellent new FroSch

Camilla Nylund (The Empress) © Semperoper Dresden | Ludwig Olah
Ako Imamura, 27 Mar
David Bösch directs a creative and thoughtful new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Semperoper in Christian Thielemann's final opera as Principal Conductor. 
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Detlev Glanert's Die Jüdin von Toledo premieres at the Semperoper

Christoph Pohl (Alfonso), Lilly Jørstad (Esther), Heidi Stober (Rahel) and chorus © Semperoper Dresden | Ludwig Olah
Zenaida des Aubris, 10 Feb

Robert Carsen stages the world premiere production of Glanert's opera, based Franz Grillparzer's 1851 play, in stringent, minimalist style. 

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Dresden in love: Vogler, Wellber and the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini

Omer Meir Wellber © Oliver Killig
Laurence Vittes, 08 Jun
The Dresden Music Festival public renew their love for Jan Vogler, who is joined by festival debutants from Parma. 
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Music is “better than sex” says Dresden Music Festival

Festival director and cellist Jan Vogler performs at Dresden Music Festival © Oliver Killig
Bachtrack, 12 Jun
An experiment at the Dresden Music Festival has shown that the “love hormone” oxytocin increases more during a concert experience than during physical proximity.
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Kahchun Wong on coming to Dresden and the future of classical music

Kahchun Wong © Ayane Sato
Simon Cummings, 22 Aug
The Singaporean conductor is soon to become Principal Guest Conductor at the Dresden Philharmonic. He talks about Mahler and Strauss, world premieres, creating bridges between West and East, and classical music’s future.
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Dashing Dresden: a great musical destination to explore in 2019

Stephen Pritchard, 10 Dec
Anyone considering a visit to Dresden, Germany, in 2019 will find an abundance of good music to savour: read to find out more.
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