BERG’s LULU
November 9 – 19, 2016
at English National Opera, London
[From ENO.org]
Beautiful. Damaged. Seductive. Lethal. Lulu’s whoever you want her to be.
Everyone falls victim to her fascinating beauty and irresistible magnetism. But it would be too simple to see her as a dangerous and amoral seductress. Maybe Lulu herself is really the victim? Even before she meets someone more deadly than she is.
With a highly emotional and intensely expressive score, Lulu is one of the seminal operas of the twentieth century. Berg’s gritty exploration of sexual desire comes to ENO in unforgettable staging from celebrated artist and director William Kentridge.
Conductor Mark Wigglesworth returns to ENO to conduct this major event of ENO’s season. Brenda Rae makes her company debut as Berg’s femme fatale, alongside a cast including Sarah Connolly, Willard White and ENO Harewood Artist Nicky Spence.
‘Music, theatre and visual art… at the highest calibre’
The Guardian
‘Visually stunning and searing’
New York Times
Creative Team:
Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor
William Kentridge, Director
Luc De Wit, Co–director
Sabine Theunissen, Set Designer
Greta Goiris, Costume Designer
Urs Schönebaum, Lighting Designer
Catherine Meyburgh, Video Designer
Kim Gunning, Video Operator
Richard Stokes, Translator
Cast:
Brenda Rae, Lulu
Sarah Connolly, Countess Geschwitz
Michael Colvin, Painter/Second Client
James Morris, Dr Schön/Jack the Ripper
Nicky Spence, Alwa
Willard White, Schigolch
David Soar, Animal Tamer/Athlete
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Prince/Manservant/Marquis
Clare Presland, Schoolboy/Dresser/Waiter
Graeme Danby, Theatre Manager/Banker
Sarah Labiner, Fifteen-year-old Girl
Rebecca de Pont Davies, Girl’s Mother
Sarah Champion, Female Artist
Geoffrey Dolton, Journalist
Joanna Dudley, Solo Performer
Andrea Fabi, Solo Performer