Berg: Lulu
01/01/2004
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."
Movie Information
Laura Aikin
as Lulu
Cornelia Kallisch
as Countess Geschwitz
Peter Keller
as Medical Specialist
Steve Davislim
as Painter
Alfred Muff
as Dr. Schön
Peter Straka
as Alwa
Guido Götzen
as Schigolch
Andrea Bönig
as Schoolboy
Katharina Peetz
as Dresser
Rolf Haunstein
as Animal Trainer/Acrobat
Martin Zysset
as Prince/Manservant
Werner Gröschel
as Theatre Director
Lynn Lange
as Child
