The Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is a German orchestra based in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Founded in 1548 by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, it is one of the world's oldest and most highly regarded orchestras. Its precursor ensemble was Die Kurfürstlich-Sächsische und Königlich-Polnische Kapelle (The Electoral Saxon and Royal Polish Orchestra). The orchestra is the musical body of the Staatsoper Dresden (Dresden State Opera). The venue of the orchestra is the Semperoper.
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Christian Thielemann
German conductor
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Fabio Luisi
Italian conductor
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Wiener Singverein
concert choir
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Reiner Goldberg
German opera singer
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Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Martin Turnovský
Czech conductor
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
Italian conductor and composer
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Karl Böhm
Austrian conductor
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Lisa Batiashvili
Georgian musician
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Christian Kluttig
German conductor
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Herbert Blomstedt
Swedish conductor
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Colin Davis
British conductor
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Peter Schreier
German tenor and conductor