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Berg: Lulu

"Recorded at Opernhaus Zürich, November 2002."

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."

Top 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

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."

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