Opera in three acts after Frank Wedekind's tragedies Erdgeist and Die Büchse de Pandora ; third act by Friedrich Cerha. Title from container. Program notes in English, French, German and Dutch (25 pages ; illustrations ; 18 cm.) inserted in container. Barbara Hannigan (Lulu) ; Natascha Petrinsky (Gräfin Geschwitz) ; Frances Bourne (Theatergarderobiere, Gymnasiast & Groom) ; Tom Randle (Maler & Neger) ; Dietrich Henschel (Dr. Schön & Jack the Ripper) ; Charles Workman (Alwa) ; Pavlo Hunka (Schigolch) ; Ivan Ludlow (Tierbändiger & Athlet) ; Rosalba Torres Guerrero, Claude Bardouil, Jesse Callaert, Sarah Rawart, dancers ; Koninklijke Balletschool Antwerpen ; Orchestra symphonique de la Monnaie ; Paul Daniel, conductor. Recorded live 2012 October 19 & 26 La Monnaie/De Munt, Bruxelles.
Contents:
Disc 1. Act I ; Act II -- disc 2. Act III.
Summary:
Based on once-banned plays by Frank Wedekind, Alban Berg's opera charts the rise and fall of a serial seductress, from life as a society heiress to prostitution and eventual death at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
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