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Berg: Lulu / Albrecht, Petibon, Volle, Breslik, Grundheber [blu-ray]

Release Date: 02/28/2012
Label: Kultur Video Catalog #: 4779
Composer:  Alban Berg Performer:  Pavol Breslik ,  Tanja Ariane Baumgartner ,  Franz Grundheber ,  Heinz Zednik  ...  Conductor:  Marc Albrecht Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Number of Discs: 1

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Alban Berg's opera "Lulu" is the story of a lower-class girl who sleeps her way to fame and fortune before losing everything she has and finding death at the hands of Jack the Ripper.

Conductor Marc Albrecht supports the two main protagonists, Patricia Petibon's Lulu and Michael Volle's Dr. Schön, with the rich sonorities of Berg's music.

Particularly impressive are the gigantic backdrops that dominate the stage and were painted by Daniel Richter, one of the leading Read more German artists of our time.

"… the wonderfully transparent, flowing sound of the Wiener Philharmoniker, which splendidly displays all the colors of this magical score under the fabulously precise baton of Marc Albrecht…." - FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG

Format: NTSC, Widescreen, LPCM/Dolby 5.0
Language: German
Subitles: English
Region: A/1 (US & Canada Only)
Running Time: 182 minutes
Color: Color
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