Berg: Lulu
01/01/2004
3h



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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
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
Martin Zysset
Prince/Manservant
Werner Gröschel
Theatre Director
Lynn Lange
Child
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