Patricia Petibon / Michael Boder / Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu ALBAN BERG Lulu (mkv / 320 kbps)

ALBAN BERG (1885-1935) : LULU (2DVD)

Opera in three acts, after the tragedies Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box by Frank Wedekin. Orchestration of the third act completed by Friederich Cerha.

Patricia Petibon is Lulu to the life.

She sings Berg’s taxing music with easy, tonal beauty; the roles numerous acuti pose no problem. As The Weekend Australian observed: “Her top register, in particular, has a rich, luminous quality ... that she exploits to great effect”.

Lulu is opera’s rawest exposition of the fatal risks of untamed erotic power. No man who meets Lulu does not want her − but, like the wind, she cannot be possessed. As happens to the heroine herself, the men who attempt to subdue her, and the one woman who also adores her, are destroyed by the flip side of the life force that pours through Lulu: death.

This is one of the most remarkable productions of the 21st century – matched by the remarkable Patricia Petibon. Acclaim for this Lulu: “Using her light, supple voice like a musical instrument, Petibon slithers into each successive skin with which Olivier Py sheathes this timeless mythic character” (Le Figaro). “The French director presents a terrifying tragedy, with a colourful human circus ... Petibon has the right degree of sensuality and a highly charged style...” (Opera).

This live DVD of the Liceu’s 2010 hit production by Olivier Py also stars Franz Grundheber and Julia Juon. Michael Boder’s conducting brings out the sensuality and psychological disequilibrium of Berg’s 12-tone score.

The New York Times praised Petibon’s “earthy rawness”.

Interpreters

Patricia Petibon . Julia Juon . Paul Groves

Ashley Holland . Will Hartmann . Robert Worle

Franz Grundheber . Andreas Hörl . Silvia de la Muela

Symphony Orchesttra of the Gran Teatre de Liceu

Michael Boder

Format: mkv (Part I: 2 files / Part II: 3 files)

Language : German

Subtitles: German (Original Language), English, French, Spanish, Catalan

A co-production of the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Directed for television and video by François Roussillon. Recording : Liceu, Barcelona, 2010

2011 Deutsche Grammophon