Dresden fires operator of its opera ball
mainThe Semper Oper has terminated its contract with Hans-Joachim Frey, a German manager with elite Russian connections whose latest edition of the annual ball involved a Caucasian proxy war and a wholly unwarranted award to an Arab military dictator.
Frey’s contract was cut short by two years.
Dresden intendant Peter Theiler said he is looking at a new cost structure.
Frey is pictured here with Putin.
UPDATE: Clarification from Dresden Oper Ball:
The contract between the Semper opera Dresden and the Semper Opera Ball (as registered organization and organizer of the ball) is effective until 2022. From then onwards, the contract has to be renegotiated.
Roldugin is not pictured.
Good move.
This has long been overdue. That gentleman has suffered from megalomania ever since he was a general manager at the Bremen Opera.
Unfortuneately the facts given above are false and therefore misleading. Please note the correct facts:
The contract between the Semper opera and the Semper Opera Ball (as registered organization and as organizer of the ball) is effective until 2022. From then onwards, the contract has to be renegotiated. Thank you for your consideration. Kind regards.