Königliches Hoftheater

also First Semper opera house, Semperoper

Dresden, Germany · 1841–1869

Gottfried Semper's first opera house for the Saxon court, where Tannhäuser was first given in 1845. Destroyed by fire in 1869 and replaced by the Königliches Opernhaus. Kingdom of Saxony at the time.

Premieres here

Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg — 19 October 1845