Friederike Haas

Arts Correspondent, The Continental Times

Friederike covers arts for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

A Baroque Opera Lost for 300 Years Returns to Dresden, Where It Was Born

Johann Caspar Ritterlein’s “L’Erminia,” last performed in 1719 and rediscovered in a parish archive, opened a sold-out run at the Semperoper on Friday.

Oct. 10, 2026 6 MIN READ

The auditorium of the Semperoper in Dresden, where the revived opera is being staged for six performances.