Germany's most prestigious ball at the Semper Opera in Dresden is famous for its debutantes and high-caliber music performances. As the party starts on January 26, here's a look at Europe's top balls.

A lavish annual awards ceremony at the Semper Opera House in Germany's Dresden has been cancelled after the decision to grant Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi a prestigious prize created a ...

The only thing that exceeds Dresden’s beauty is the city’s self-regard — which would be insufferable if it weren’t so well deserved. Musically, this Rococo jewel box capital of Saxony — justifiably ...

Saxony's state opera launches new EVENTIM.Inhouse ticketing system Munich/Dresden, 26 April 2023. Starting this season, CTS EVENTIM, one of the leading international providers of ticketing services ...

Ulrike Hessler, the first woman to be appointed intendant of the historic, four-century old Saxon State Opera in Dresden, popularly known as the Semper Opera, died July 30 in Munich, after a 19-month ...

Few would debate violinist Jean Luc Ponty’s pioneering ways within the early 70s fusion movement, whereas the artist did introduce a novel approach to melding the violin with the jazz vernacular.

One of the highlights of Germany's social calendar is the Semper Opera Ball in Dresden. It was first held back in 1925 but stopped at the outbreak of the second world war in 1939. The Ball was revived ...

It's a big night for Russian Prime Minister Putin. The former KGB officer will return to his old Dresden haunt for the Semper Opera Ball. There, the man who just turned off natural gas supplies to ...

JEAN-LUC PONTY TO RELEASE 'LIVE AT SEMPER OPERA' ON JULY 23, 2002; LEGENDARY JAZZ VIOLINIST TO EMBARK ON U.S. TOUR Jean-Luc Ponty, the pioneering jazz violinist, will release a new in-concert CD, ...