Lulu stripped bare

Ditlev Rindom

viernes, 10 de julio de 2009

London, sábado, 20 de junio de 2009.

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Alban Berg, Lulu. Christof Loy, director. Herbert Murauer, designs. Eva-Mareike Uhlig, costume co-designer. Reinhard Traub, lighting design. Thomas Wilhelm, movement director. Peter Rose (Animal Trainer/Athlete), Klaus Florian Vogt (Alwa), Michael Volle (Dr Schön/Jack the Ripper), Agneta Eichenholz (Lulu), Will Hartmann (Painter/Policeman/Negro), Jeremy White (Professor of Medicine/Theatre Manager/Banker/Professor), Gwynne Howell (Schigolch), Heather Shipp (Dresser/Schoolboy/Groom), Philip Langridge (Prince/Manservant/Marquis). Jennifer Larmore (Countess Geschwitz), Kostas Smorginas (Journalist), Vuyani Mlinde (Manservant), Monika-Evelin Liiv (Gallery Owner), Frances McCafferty (Mother), Simona Mihai (15-Year-Old Girl). The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Peter Manning, concert master. Antonio Pappano, conductor

In the lead-up to the redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, architect Yoshio Taniguchi is reported to have quipped: “Raise me a lot of money, and I’ll give you a good building. Raise me even more money, and I’ll make the building disappear”. His remark wittily illustrates the main principle of minimalism, its drive to reduce an aesthetic object to its most essential features. At the same time, Taniguchi’s comment unwittingly highlights the inherent danger in this particular philosophy: that in doing away with unnecessary clutter, some of those basic features may also be destroyed, so that instead of elegant simplicity you are left with nothing at all. The building disappears. This artistic tension sprang to mind whilst watching the current production of Alban Berg’s Lulu at the Royal Opera House. A co-production with Teatro…

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