Lulu by Berg at the Metropolitan Opera
Lulu; Opera in a prologue and three acts by Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) (completed by Friedrich Cerha); Libretto by Alban Berg after Franz Wedekind's plays 'Erdgeist' and 'Die Büchse der Pandora'; First performance in Zürich, Stadtheater, 2 June 1937; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Lothar Koenigs (Conductor); William Kentridge (Stage Director); Catherine Meyburgh (Production Designer); Sabine Theunissen (Sets), Greta Goiris (Costumes), Urs Schönebaum (Lighting); Marlis Petersen (Lulu); Johan Reuter (Dr. Schön | Jack the Ripper); Susan Graham (Countess Geschwitz); Daniel Brenna (Alwa); Franz Grundheber (Schigolch); Martin Winkler (Animal Tamer | Acrobat); Paul Groves (Painter | African Prince); James Courtney (Physician | Professor | Policeman); Alan Oke (Prince | Manservant | Marquis); Elizabeth DeShong (Dresser | Schoolboy | Page); Julian Close (Theater Manager | Banker); Tyler Duncan (Journalist); Paul Corona (Servant); Kathryn Day (Designer); Ashley Emerson (Girl); Jane Shaulis (Mother); Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 9 November 2015 (181 min)
