Berg: Lulu
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."
Director
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Top Cast
Laura Aikin
Lulu
Cornelia Kallisch
Countess Geschwitz
Peter Keller
Medical Specialist
Steve Davislim
Painter
Alfred Muff
Dr. Schön
Peter Straka
Alwa
Guido Götzen
Schigolch
Andrea Bönig
Schoolboy
Katharina Peetz
Dresser
Rolf Haunstein
Animal Trainer/Acrobat
