Heino comes to Dresden for the Semper Opera Ball

Folksmusik bard Heino is traveling to Dresden as a guest at the Semper Opera Ball. After the 86-year-old himself had announced his attendance for this Friday, the ball club also confirmed the artist's presence. Heino will not be singing, but will be present on the red carpet and at the later "Ballgeflüster", a talk format.

After Vienna and New York, Heino now wants to come to Dresden

"I love Dresden, I love Saxony. I've never been to the Semper Opera Ball before, I'm looking forward to a ball spectacle," Heino's management quoted the singer as saying. He had already attended the Vienna Opera Ball in the Austrian capital last year, as well as the Vienna Opera Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York a short time later.

Semper Opera Ball celebrates its 100th birthday

The Semper Opera Ball is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Grammy award-winners Purple Disco Machine, trumpeter Till Brönner and pop singer Max Giesinger will be among those performing on stage at the anniversary edition. The evening will be hosted by actress Stephanie Stumph and her colleague Tom Wlaschiha.

In addition to the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Semperoper Ballett and, for the first time, the children's choir of the Sächsische Staatsoper, other artists from Germany and abroad will also be part of the program. One of the highlights announced is a performance by soprano Golda Schultz from South Africa. The Choros Ball Award will go to singer Jasmin Delfs and Purple Disco Machine.