The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu
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.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Cast
Marlis Petersen
Lulu
Johan Reuter
Dr. Schön / Jack the Ripper
Daniel Brenna
Alwa Schön
Susan Graham
Countess Geschwitz
Franz Grundheber
Schigolch
Martin Winkler
The Acrobat / The Animal Tamer
Paul Groves
The Painter / African Prince
Elizabeth DeShong
The Wardrobe Mistress / The Schoolboy / The Page
Alan Oke
The Prince / The Manservant / The Marquis
Julian Close
The Theater Manager / The Banker
Ashley Emerson
The Fifteen-Year-Old Girl
Jane Shaulis
Her Mother
Kathryn Day
The Designer
Tyler Duncan
The Journalist
Paul Corona
The Servant
James Courtney
The Physician / The Professor / The Police Commissioner
