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Berg: Lulu (2004)
Directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Thomas Grimm
“Recorded at Opernhaus Zürich, November 2002.”
Music · 2h 44m
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."
Cast
Laura Aikin
Lulu
Cornelia Kallisch
Countess Geschwitz
P
Peter Keller
Medical Specialist
Steve Davislim
Painter
Alfred Muff
Dr. Schön
Peter Straka
Alwa
G
Guido Götzen
Schigolch
A
Andrea Bönig
Schoolboy
K
Katharina Peetz
Dresser
R
Rolf Haunstein
Animal Trainer/Acrobat
M
Martin Zysset
Prince/Manservant
W
Werner Gröschel
Theatre Director
Crew
- Director
- Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Thomas Grimm
- Writer
- Frank Wedekind, Alban Berg
- Producer
- Bernhard Fleischer
Details
- Release date
- 2004-01-01
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Opernhaus Zürich