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The old opera house in Leipzig was destroyed in WWII and unlike in nearby Dresden it was not reconstructed. A modern opera house was opened in 1960. The best material that was available in those times in East Germany was used for the construction and it shows. Sure, it's the taste of the 1950s ... but still, it's quite nice. I found the acoustics to be a bit 'dry', but all in all it was fine.

I saw a performance of the ballet "Swan Lake". The soloists were pretty good, the ensemble was not really. The (Gewandhaus)orchestra played well and I regretted the imperfect acoustics. What I found annoying was that they had scheduled an intermission after both the second AND third act. Urgh.

UPDATE: In the meantime I attended another ballet (the premiere of the ballet "Giselle") with family and American friends which we all *loved* and also an opera on my most recent trip - "Il Turco in Italia" is a fun piece, very good production with excellent ideas. The tenor was unfortunately not exactly up to his task, lost his voice half way through the performance (which can happen to anyone) but the others were pretty good.

The view from any seat is good. I'd like to encourage you to buy the inexpensive tickets for seat in the back (balcony or orchestra seats, doesn't matter) - I only paid 15 Euro and was happy with the seat.

Dress Code: People didn't particularly dress up. I personally wouldn't wear jeans and sneakers, but it's up to you.

Address: Augustusplatz 12
Phone: 0341/126 12 61
Theme: Theater
Website: http://www.oper-leipzig.de