Lulu : opera in two acts / by Alban Berg ; based on Der Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora by Frank Wedekind ; live from Zurich Opera House.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoRatingen, Germany : TDK Mediactive, ©2003.
Description1 videodisc (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorAikin, Laura performer.
Other author/creatorKallisch, Cornelia performer.
Other author/creatorDavislim, Steve performer.
Other author/creatorStraka, Peter, performer.
Other author/creatorMuff, Alfred performer.
Other author/creatorGötzen, Guido, performer.
Other author/creatorHaunstein, Rolf, 1943- performer.
Other author/creatorWelser-Möst, Franz conductor.
Other author/creatorGlittenberg, Rolf, set designer.
Other author/creatorGlittenberg, Marianne, costume designer.
Other author/creatorHoffmann, Jürgen lighting designer.
Other author/creatorFleischer, Bernhard producer.
Other author/creatorBechtolf, Sven-Eric director.
Other author/creatorGrimm, Thomas, 1942- director.
Other author/creatorMoritz, Reiner E., 1938- other.
Other author/creatorBerg, Alban, 1885-1935. Lulu.
Other author/creatorWedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Erdgeist.
Other author/creatorWedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Büchse der Pandora.
Other author/creatorOpernhaus Zürich, performer.
Other author/creatorTDK Mediactive (Firm)
Abstract Although Berg's opera was completed posthumously in 1979, conductor Franz Welser-Most chose to return to the pre-1979 version consisting of the first two acts. Recorded at Zurich Opera House, 2002. Stars Laura Aiken, Cornelia Kallisch and Peter Keller.
General noteLibretto by the composer.
General noteSpecial feature: Lulu--a lethal victim (the making of) / a film by Reiner E. Moritz (34 min.).
General noteProgram notes and synopsis in English in container.
CreditsSet design, Rolf Glittenberg; costume design, Marianne Glittenberg; lighting design, Jürgen Hoffmann; directed for the stage by Sven-Eric Bechtolf; produced by Bernhard Fleischer; directed for DVD by Thomas Grimm.
Performer Laura Aikin (Lulu) ; Cornelia Kallisch (Countess Geschwitz) ; Steve Davislim (Painter) ; Peter Straka (Alwa) ; Alfred Muff (Dr. Schön) ; Guido Götzen (Schigolch) ; Rolf Haunstein (Animal trainer/Acrobat) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Zürich Opera ; Franz Welser-Möst, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded live at the Opernhaus Zürich, Nov. 2002.
Technical detailsDVD-9, all regions, aspect ratio 16:9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 and PCM stereo.
LanguageSung in German; subtitles in English, French, Spanish and Italian.
Other titleLulu--a lethal victim (the making of)
UPC 824121000486
Publisher numberDVUS-OPLULU TDK Mediactive

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