At the center of the exhibition is the Dresden painting “Girl reading a letter at the open window”, which is now being presented to the public for the first time after four years of restoration. Nine other paintings by Vermeer’s closely related to this painting are traveling from all over Europe and the USA With only about 35 works known today, Vermeer’s oeuvre is very small.
The Dresden Striezelmarkt – whose name is derived from the Dresdner Stollen – is one of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany. It has been held on the Altmarkt in Dresden since 1434. Here visitors can expect delicious Saxon specialties and traditional craftsmanship. A wonderful place to buy Christmas presents and enjoy the pre-Christmas atmosphere with a mug of the famous “Wackerbarths Weiß & Heiß”. A visit to the city’s landmark is also full of atmosphere. In the Frauenkirche there is a central church tour after an organ devotion. There is a lot to learn about the history of the impressive building.
During a visit to a Stollen bakery you will learn exciting facts about the production and the history of the famous namesake of the “Striezelmarkt”. The delicious pastries can of course also be tasted with a cup of coffee.
1.Tag: 07:00 Vienna – Prague – Dresden (Arrival in the afternoon, free time)
Day 2: Dresden (City tour by bus and on foot – Elbschlösser, Blaues Wunder, Königstraße, golden statue of August the Strong, Theaterplatz with Semperoper, Zwinger, Hofkirche, Residenzschloss, Brühl’sche Terraces and much more)
12:00 Organ devotion in the Frauenkirche with a central church tour
Afternoon: Guided tour of a stollen bakery with stollen tasting and 1 cup of coffee
Day 3: Dresden (Visit to the Vermeer exhibition in the Old Masters Picture Gallery)
Afternoon: at leisure, e.g. B. for museum visits in the Zwinger (porcelain collection) or in the renovated Residenzschloss (historical and new green vault, ancestral gallery)
4.Tag: Dresden – Prague (Stay with lunch break) – Vienna
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Pi MUSICAL PROGRAM SEMPER OPERA
11/26 19:00 rusticana / Pagliacci “Melodramma in one act / Dramma in a prologue and two acts by Pietro Mascagni / Ruggero Leoncavallo In Italian with German and English surtitles
27.11. 19:30“Bohemian” Scenes from “La vie de bohème” (Henri Murger) in four pictures by Giacomo Puccini In Italian with German and English surtitles
Pi OCCUPATION
11/26: rusticana / Pagliacci ”
Musical direction: Ivan Repušić
Santuzza: Sonia Ganassi, Turiddu: Teodor Ilincai, Lucia: Sabine Brohm, Alfio: Markus Marquardt, Lola: Stepanka Pucalkova, Canio: Gregory Kunde, Nedda: Hrachuhí Bassénz, Tonio: Markus Marquardt, Beppe: Aaron Pegram,
Silvio: Sebastian Wartig
Sinfoniechor Dresden – extra choir of the Semperoper Dresden
Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Children’s choir of the Semperoper Dresden
Saxon State Orchestra Dresden
Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Children’s choir of the Saxon State Opera Dresden
Sinfoniechor Dresden – extra choir of the Semperoper Dresden
Saxon State Orchestra Dresden
A coproduction with the Salzburg Easter Festival
27.11 .: La Bohème
Musical direction: John Fiore
Mimì: Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Musetta: Nikola Hillebrand, Rodolfo: Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Marcello: Bogdan Baciu, Schaunard: Ilya Silchuk, Colline: Martin-Jan Nijhof, Benoît: Hans-Joachim Ketelsen,
Alcindoro: Bernd Zettisch
Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden
Children’s choir of the Semperoper Dresden
Saxon State Orchestra Dresden
Musical direction: John Fiore
Pi TO THE EXPOSITION
At the center of the exhibition is the Dresden painting “Girl reading a letter at the open window”.
Among the top-class loans are the “Letter Reader in Blue” and the “House View in Delft (The Little Street)” from the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, the “Woman with the Scales” from the National Gallery Washington, the “Young Lady standing at the Virginal” from the National Gallery London, “Diana and her companions while bathing” from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen in The Hague, “The Geographer” from the Frankfurt Städel, the “Girl with the Pearl Necklace” from the Gemäldegalerie der Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the “Girl with the Wine Glass” from the Braunschweiger Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum as well as the work “Bei der Kupplerin” from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. In addition, there are over 40 works of Dutch genre painting from the second half of the 17th century, including major works by Pieter de Hooch, Gerard Dou, Frans van Mieris and Gerard Ter Borch, a comprehensive insight into Vermeer’s artistic environment.
Pi HOTEL
That Maritim Hotel Dresden at a glance:
We warmly welcome you to the Maritim Hotel Dresden, right on the banks of the Elbe and in the immediate vicinity of Dresden’s old town. A stay in the lavishly renovated Erlweinspeicher is always a very special experience.
328 stylish rooms and suites
Elegant restaurant with winter garden and Elbe terrace and a bar
Exclusive wellness area
Event capacities for up to 6,800 people and 30 exclusive halls and conference rooms in the directly connected International Congress Center Dresden
Free internet via cable and WLAN for overnight guests
Pi COUNTRY INFORMATION
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