“Rather evil than talented, the German humorist Safir said about Dresden that if he learns that the day of doomsday is approaching, he will hasten to the capital of Saxony, because, as is known, all events occur thirty years later than in other countries Europe. Once upon a time, Richard Wagner was expelled from Dresden in disgrace, and the royal court theater only after much hesitation decided to stage the works of the disgraced genius on its stage... But now the theatrical rulers of Dresden have become imbued with such a love for musical modernism that a musician interested in the latest in German composing has to hardly Shouldn’t we make an annual pilgrimage to the banks of the Elbe..."