Berg: Lulu

Berg: Lulu

2004
2h 44m
6.0

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Music

"Recorded at Opernhaus Zürich, November 2002."

Overview

Since its premiere on 2 June 1937 in Zurich, Alban Berg's second opera "Lulu" has the reputation of being surrounded by scandals. On the one hand, this is due to the dubious character of the subject, the man-eating femme fatale, which Berg had taken from Frank Wedekind's two Lulu tragedies – "The Earth Spirit" and "Pandora's Box" – and combined into one opera libretto. On the other hand, Berg's widow had (for personal reasons) repeatedly refused to have the opera completed, which was unfinished when Berg died. This video is of the unfinished two-act torso of "Lulu."

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Opernhaus Zürich
Production Countries
Switzerland

Keywords

opera pandora's box alban berg earth spirit

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2004
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Laura Aikin
Laura Aikin

Lulu

Cornelia Kallisch
Cornelia Kallisch

Countess Geschwitz

Peter Keller
Peter Keller

Medical Specialist

Steve Davislim
Steve Davislim

Painter

Alfred Muff
Alfred Muff

Dr. Schön

Peter Straka
Peter Straka

Alwa

Guido Götzen
Guido Götzen

Schigolch

Andrea Bönig
Andrea Bönig

Schoolboy

Katharina Peetz
Katharina Peetz

Dresser

Rolf Haunstein
Rolf Haunstein

Animal Trainer/Acrobat

Martin Zysset
Martin Zysset

Prince/Manservant

Werner Gröschel
Werner Gröschel

Theatre Director

Key Crew

Thomas Grimm
Director
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Director
Bernhard Fleischer
Producer
Frank Wedekind
Writer
Alban Berg
Writer