Overview
Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make trouble", from life as a society hostess to prostitution and eventual bloody death at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Berg's score is intensely beautiful, and the rich characterisation brilliantly executed.
Cast
- Christine Schäfer as Lulu
- Kathryn Harries as Gräfin Geschwitz
- Norman Bailey as Schigolch
- Patricia Bardon as Wardrobe Mistress, Groom, Schoolboy
- Stephan Drakulich as Painter, Negro
- Neil Jenkins as Prince, Manservant, Marquis
- David Kuebler as Alwa
- Donald Maxwell as Animal Trainer, Athlete
- Wolfgang Schöne as Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper
- Jonathan Veira as Stage Manager, Banker, Medical Specialist, Professor