2 Best Performing Arts in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany

This uninspired touch of socialist architecture is home to an undeniably splendid orchestra. Tickets to concerts are difficult to obtain unless you reserve well in advance. Sometimes spare tickets are available at the box office a half hour before the evening performance.

Dresden's fine orchestra takes center stage in the city's annual music festival, from mid-May to early June.