The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu

Overview

William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim. The men around her, whose lives she forever alters, are Johan Reuter as newspaper publisher Dr. Schön; Daniel Brenna as his composer son, Alwa; Paul Groves as the Painter; and Franz Grundheber as Schigolch. Susan Graham sings Countess Geschwitz, and Lothar Koenigs conducts Berg’s landmark score.

Cast

Marlis Petersen

Lulu

Johan Reuter

Dr. Schön / Jack the Ripper

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Daniel Brenna

Alwa Schön

Susan Graham

Countess Geschwitz

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Franz Grundheber

Schigolch

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Martin Winkler

The Acrobat / The Animal Tamer

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Paul Groves

The Painter / African Prince

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Elizabeth DeShong

The Wardrobe Mistress / The Schoolboy / The Page

Alan Oke

The Prince / The Manservant / The Marquis

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Julian Close

The Theater Manager / The Banker

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Ashley Emerson

The Fifteen-Year-Old Girl

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Jane Shaulis

Her Mother