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Lulu, or Meeting a Challenge

Claudio Vellutini
Lulu, or Meeting a Challenge
Chicago, sábado, 15 de noviembre de 2008.
The Civic Opera House. Alban Berg, Lulu. Paul Curran, stage director. Kevin Knight, set and costume designer. David Jacques, lighting designer. John Boesche, projection designer. Marlis Petersen (Lulu), Wolfgang Schöne (Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper), William Burden (Alwa), Jill Grove (Countess Geschwitz), Jan Buchenwald (Animal Tamer/Athlete), Scott Ramsay (Painter/Sailor), Craig Irvin (Professor of Medicine/Professor), Thomas Hammons (Schigolch) Rodell Rosel (Prince/Manservant/Marquis), Buffy Baggott (Wardrobe Mistress/Schoolboy/Groom), Bradley Garvin (Theater Director/Banker), Kathryn Leemhuis (Lady Artisan), Katherine Lerner (Mother), Angela Mannino (Fifteen-year-old Girl), Paul Corona (Servant), Ronald Watkins (Police Commissioner). Orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Staging Berg’s Lulu is a multiple challenge. It is a challenge for the stage director, who has to find way of effectively representing this lengthy work. It is a challenge for the singers, and in particular for the protagonist, who has to face a terribly difficult vocal line. It is a challenge for the opera house, which has to convince its audience of the cultural value of the choice of Berg’s opera (and normally, opera goers are not particularly willing to embrace unconventional works). In deciding to propose Lulu, then, the Lyric Opera of Chicago took quite a bold step indeed, a wager which resulted finally in a huge success.Nothing in this production could have worked better than it did. Paul Curran’s direction was respectful of the plot and accurate, and the characters deeply portrayed. He conceived of an elegant and visually…

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