Berg: Lulu (2004)
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."
Directors: Thomas Grimm, Sven-Eric Bechtolf.
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Laura Aikin as Lulu |
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Cornelia Kallisch as Countess Geschwitz |
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Peter Keller as Medical Specialist |
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Steve Davislim as Painter |
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Alfred Muff as Dr. Schön |
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Peter Straka as Alwa |
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Guido Götzen as Schigolch |
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Andrea Bönig as Schoolboy |
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Katharina Peetz as Dresser |
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Rolf Haunstein as Animal Trainer/Acrobat |
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Martin Zysset as Prince/Manservant |
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Werner Gröschel as Theatre Director |
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Lynn Lange as Child |
| Lighting | Jürgen Hoffmann | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Franz Welser-Möst | Conductor |
| Directing | Thomas Grimm | Director |
| Directing | Sven-Eric Bechtolf | Director |
| Art | Rolf Glittenberg | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Glittenberg | Costume Design |
| Production | Bernhard Fleischer | Producer |
| Writing | Frank Wedekind | Writer |
| Writing | Alban Berg | Writer |
