Editing Semperoper (section)

{{short description|Opera house and concert hall in Dresden, Germany}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Semperoper
| image = [[File:Dresden - Semperoper - 2013.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = The Semperoper in 2013|
| logo_image = Semperoper Logo.svg
| location = [[Dresden]], Germany
| coordinates = {{coord|51|03|16|N|13|44|07|E|region:DE-SN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Opera house]], [[concert hall]]
| broke_ground = 
| built = 1841 (original)<br/>1878 (first reconstruction)<br/>1985 (second reconstruction)
| opened = 
| owner = 
| architect = [[Gottfried Semper]]
| seating_capacity = 1,300
| publictransit = 
| website = {{official|semperoper.de|https://www.semperoper.de/en/}}
}}

The '''Semperoper''' ({{IPA|de|ˈzɛmpɐˌʔoːpɐ|-|de-Semperoper.ogg}}) 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 (Dresden)|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]].