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Exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks so much for your suggestions, we will consider them carefully. Funny, I never considered Meissen. Guess my geography isn't as well defined as I thought. Meissen is on the list now, I assume there is a Museum as well? We heard in Japan, that the museum in Dresden has the best selection outside of Japan of Japanese porcelain. That's what caught our interest. Thanks again.
I highly recommend that you attend a performance in the splendid Semperoper. The building was not re-opened until 1985, and has a splendidly-restored interior. Many Richard Strauss works were premiered in this theater, and Strauss' works are always part of the repertory. The orchestra is the Statskapelle Dresden, which traces its history back over 500 years.
A little off-topic as regards Dresden, but if you ever find yourself near Bologna in Italy, consider a visit to the Ceramics Museum in Faenza, which has extensive exhibits/holdings of porcelain from Europe and Japan.