Overview
- Organizers plan a large open-air night on Theaterplatz on February 6 with live screens and a stage program beginning at 6 p.m.
- The event emphasizes accessibility by reserving on-stage places for up to 15 wheelchair users plus one companion each.
- The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe will donate €7,500 if at least 75% of visitors wear red, increasing by €100 per additional percentage point up to €10,000, with red scarves handed out on-site.
- MDR Radio Sachsen’s Silvio Zschage will host the outdoor show featuring Wolfgang Lippert, award honorees Iris Berben, Valerie Eickhoff and Christian Friedel, pianist Louis Philippson and the duo Queenz of Piano.
- Inside the Semperoper, the gala carries the “Film ab!” theme with hosts Annika Lau and Joachim Llambi and a musical appearance by Dick Brave, the rockabilly persona of singer Sasha.