Celebration of life: “Orpheus in the Underworld” has its premiere in Chemnitz

Before Eurydice and Orpheus, a middle-class couple, have even said a word, he is already flirting with the ladies of the ballet and they are embracing their lover. She hates his “kitschy music” and he needs recognition, which he doesn’t get from his wife. In addition, the Robert Schumann Philharmonic, in a good mood, plays together under the excellent, lively direction of Jakob Brenner…