Theatergarderobiere, Gymnasiast & Groom Frances Bourneĭr. Music and libretto : Alban Berg (1885-1935)Īfter Erdgeist et Die Büchse der Pandora de Frank Wedekind Paul Daniel is conducted the Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie and canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan gives a tremendous, never-to-be-forgotten account of the title role. She unhinges reality… Frank Wedekind’s work provided fertile ground for the composer to create this striking opera, considered one of the major works of the 20th century, but which remained unfinished due to his untimely death in 1935.Īfter his production of Médée (DVD & Blu-ray Bel Air Classiques), Krzysztof Warlikowski once again delves the innermost depths of the human psyche and chooses to tackle Lulu as a deeply moving requiem ‘to the memory of an angel’. In a throwaway age of digitalized superheroes and corporate pop, it’s hard to imagine circumstances that better reveal the explosive powers still manifest in modern art. From the folly of love to the humiliation of vulgarity, she incites the excess. To read these you need a PDF reader like the Adobe Acrobat reader.

Intoxicatingly enigmatic and deadly for those close to her, Lulu’s secret goes with her unto death. The nuptials of eros and thanatos unveil their irresistible attraction in this second opera of Alban Berg who, following Wozzeck, describes the sometimes bright and often bestial intensity of human relations.

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