Lulu
Intro
Lulu
Alban Berg
27/01/1999 in Antwerp - 13/02/1999 in Ghent
- Musical direction: Bernhard Kontarsky
- Director: Ivo van Hove
- Lulu: Constance Hauman
- Gräfin Geschwitz: Susan Bickley
- Theatergarderobiere/ Gymnasiast/ Groom: Susannah Self
- Der Maler/ Der Neger: Guy De Mey
As a distillation of "Erdgeist" and "Die Büchse der Pandora" by Frank
Wedekind, Alban Berg's opera is a breathtaking dance of death around
the ever seductive and elusive Lulu.
A force of nature and a woman of the world, Lulu is also a wilful and
excellent actress. The composer sees her as a coloratura virtuoso, who
light-heartedly moves through a whole series of catastrophes which she
unwittingly initiates. The stage director Ivo Van Hove makes his opera
debut with Berg's most ambitious score, in Friedrich Cerha's completed
version in three acts.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
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Musical direction
Bernhard Kontarsky
- Director
- Set design
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Costumes
Tessa Lute
- Lightning
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Lulu
Constance Hauman
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Gräfin Geschwitz
Susan Bickley
- Theatergarderobiere/ Gymnasiast/ Groom
- Der Maler/ Der Neger
- Dr. Schön
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Alwa
Christopher Lincoln
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Schigolch
Grant Dickson
- Tierbändiger/ Rodrigo ein Athlet
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Prinz/ Kammerdiener/ Marquis
John Graham Hall
- Theaterdirektor/ Bankier
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Ein Fünfzehnjahrige
Petra Van Tendeloo
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Ihre Mutter
Rachel Fabry
- Eine Kunstgewerblerin
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Ein Journalist
Julian Hartman
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Ein Diener
Wilfried Van den Brande
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