Dresden Classical Music and Jazz
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Dresden, Germany
ABOVE: A VW Phaeton (assembled in Dresden)
visits the Semper Opera House.
Classical music
 The
Semper Opera House
on Theaterplatz is the home of the
Saxon State Opera,
the Dresden
State Orchestra, the
Dresden Semperoper
Ballet, and the 99-seat
Kleine Szene,
a studio theatre for the opera company. It offers performances year-round, and
guided tours are available most days.
Light opera and musicals are performed by the
Dresden State Operetta, which has its own theatre southeast of the city
center.
 The
Dresden Philharmonic has its
home in the
Kulturpalast, a modern concert hall and theatre complex that also stages
musicals, cabaret, pop concerts, and other events.
 The
Kreuzkirche (see my article on the Kreuzkirche
tower) attracts choral-music fans with the 700-year-old
Dresdner Kreuzchor, which
performs regularly at concerts and occasionally at church services.
In late May through early June, the
Dresden Music
Festival puts on a busy schedule of concerts and dance events with
world-renowned orchestras and performers.
For more information on classical music in Dresden, see the City
of Dresden's English-language
Music page.
Jazz
 Dresden's
International Dixieland Festival attracts
nearly half a million visitors in May, when "the sound of New Orleans" can be
heard in concert halls, in bars, and in clubs. There's even a "Dixie Parade"
along the riverfront. Another local mecca for jazz fans is the
Jazz Club Neue Tonne, which (like the
Dixieland Festival) traces its history back to the GDR era.
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