Semperoper

Semperoper
	The Semperoper in 2013
Location	Dresden, Germany
Coordinates	51°03′16″N 13°44′07″E / 51.05444°N 13.73528°E
Type	Opera house, concert hall
Construction
Built	1841 (original); 1878 (first reconstruction); 1985 (second reconstruction)
Architect	Gottfried Semper
Website
	https://www.semperoper.de/en/

The Semperoper (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛmpɐˌʔoːpɐ] ^ⓘ) is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the Theaterplatz 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.