Culture in Chemnitz

Since my first impressions of Chemnitz seemed to point to a dull and lifeless city, you can imagine how pleased we were to find that it has a high-quality, all be it small, cultural scene.

Chemnitz has its own opera house and though it is tiny in comparison to the Semperoper which we also saw on this trip, it is charming and cozy. These characteristics make it the perfect place to enjoy an opera or a ballet.

photo by blondelibrarian

As luck would have it, there was a ballet performed on Friday evening and we had the opportunity to attend it. The ballet we saw was an adaptation of the lighthearted Coppélia. I have always enjoyed the ballet, so this was a special treat for me and even though he is a hard-core scientist, A. fancied it too.

On Tuesday evening, we had the occasion to see the play Acht Frauen at Chemnitz's "Shauspielhaus." (Acht Frauen is the translated title of a French play by Robert Thomas. It was made into a movie in 2002 and you can read the plot here.) We both liked this "who-done-it" comedy and even though sometimes they were talking extremely fast and I had to concentrate to keep up, I understood it relatively well.

According to the information packet that we received, there were other events we could have attended in the coming days, but since we were only there for a few days, we saw what we could.

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