
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."

as Lulu

as Countess Geschwitz

as Medical Specialist

as Painter

as Dr. Schön

as Alwa

as Schigolch

as Schoolboy

as Dresser

as Animal Trainer/Acrobat

as Prince/Manservant

as Theatre Director

as Child