Lulu
1996
181 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Christine Schäfer
Lulu
Kathryn Harries
Gräfin Geschwitz
Norman Bailey
Schigolch
Patricia Bardon
Wardrobe Mistress, Groom, Schoolboy
Stephan Drakulich
Painter, Negro
Neil Jenkins
Prince, Manservant, Marquis
David Kuebler
Alwa
Donald Maxwell
Animal Trainer, Athlete
Wolfgang Schöne
Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper
Jonathan Veira
Stage Manager, Banker, Medical Specialist, Professor
Colette Delahunt
15-Year-Old Girl
Christine Rice
Her Mother
Carole Wilson
Designer
Darrell Babidge
Journalist
Richard Mosley-Evans
Servant
Michael Kennerley
Police Commissioner, Clown