(Credit: Semperoper Dresden / Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced the beginning of a media campaign under the name “Vaccination also protects culture!” “Vaccination also protects culture!” was initiated by the Sächsischen Staatstheater and the Dresden State Art Collections and is supported by many cultural institutions in Dresden. “It is a bitter reality: the ups and downs of our {…}

(Credit: Klaus Gigga) The government of Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer has announced that Saxony will enter a lockdown on Nov. 22, 2021. The lockdown will initially last until Dec. 12, 2021. Theaters, opera houses, museums, cinemas, discotheques, bars, clubs, and saunas will have to close. Restaurants will be allowed to open between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. under the {…}

(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Klaus Gigga) The Semperoper Dresden has announced the cancellation of all performances until Nov. 25, 2021. Among the canceled performances are Puccini’s “La bohème,” and the double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The decision was brought forth after consultations between the intendants of the Saxon State Theaters and the Saxon Ministry for Science, Culture {…}

(Credit: Peter Goldmann) The COVID-19 crisis in the German federal state of Saxony is getting worse, with 7-day incidence currently at 761.4. For this reason, Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer organized a video conference with medical experts, scientists and representatives of social groups on Nov. 17, 2021. In view of the dramatic COVID-19 situation in Saxony, the Saxon hospital coordinator {…}