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Title: Alban Berg- Lulu
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 2
Actors: Alban Berg, Barbara Hannigan, Charles Workman, Dietrich Henschel, Natascha Petrinsky
Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski, Myriam Hoyer
Audio Language: German
Runtime: 3 Stunden und 14 Minuten
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Studio: Bel Air Classiques (Naxos Deutschland GmbH)
Subtitle Language: German, English, French, Dutch
Certificate: FSK 12
Description: PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN
PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNG
Frank Wedekind s work provided fertile ground for Berg's second opera, 'Lulu', considered one of the major works of the 20th century, but which remained unfinished due to his untimely death in 1935. Intoxicatingly enigmatic and deadly for those close to her: from the folly of love to the humiliation of vulgarity, she incites excess. After his production of 'Médée' (DVD & Blu-ray Bel Air Classiques), Krzysztof Warlikowski once again delves the innermost depths of the human psyche and chooses to tackle Lulu as a deeply moving requiem to the memory of an angel . Paul Daniel conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie and Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan gives a tremendous, never-to-be-forgotten account of the title role.

REZENSION
Performance : ***** 'It s a comparatively rare occurrence to encounter a performance on the opera stage that has such a magnetic visual and physical impact as Barbara Hannigan s portrayal of Berg s tragic heroine. So complete is her identification with the central character that from the moment she enters the stage, you are transfixed ... many of the supporting protagonists in this torrid drama are no less compelling ... The Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie, under the purposeful direction of Paul Daniel, steers a clear course through the complexities of Berg s score ... the performance simply has to be experienced as a testament to Hannigan s formidable strengths as a supreme interpreter of Berg s masterpiece.' --Erik Levi BBC Music Magazine, December 2014

'rewarding viewing for all who appreciate this devastating work … this Lulu offers stupendous accuracy of pitch and rhythm … The performance is impeccably prepared musically, with the sensual qualities given full value, the maximum in rhythmic exactitude and abundant theatrical flair. The recorded sound is natural and full bodied.' --Roger Pines International Record Review, December 2014

OPERA DISC OF THE MONTH 'this Lulu is irresistible because of Barbara Hannigan s performances of the title role, one that is as sexy as it is vocally incandescent' --George Loomis Opera, March 2015

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