Lulu at The Royal Danish Opera

Lulu, Det Kongelige Teater - Copenhagen, October 15 2010

Stene, Lodahl, Reuter, Bundgaard, van Hal, Fremmerlid, Kristensen

Michael Boder ..... Conductor
Stefan Herheim ..... Director
 Heike Scheele ..... Set designer

Sine Bundgaard ..... Lulu
Randi Stene ..... Countess Geschwitz
Elisabeth Jansson ..... Theatrical dresser/Gymnast/Groom
Peter Lodahl ..... Painter/Negro
Johan Reuter ..... Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper
Johnny van Hal ..... Alwa
Magne Fremmerlid ..... Animal tamer/Theatre manager/Athlete
Sten Byriel ..... Schigolch
Michael Kristensen ..... Prince/Marquis Casti Piani/Manservant
Anders Jakobsson ..... Professor Hunidei/Doctor/Puntschu
Lina Johnson ..... 15 year old girl
Elisabeth Halling ..... Her mother
Josefine Andersson ..... A craftsman
Waltteri Torikka ..... A journalist
Jakob Vad ..... A servant

Det Kongelige Kapel, The Royal Danish Orchestra

Busy Herheim - Lulu arrives to Copenhagen

Stefan Herheim --one of my absolute fave directors!-- is busy preparing the premiere of his Lulu in Copenhagen, which is supposed to be the operatic event in Europe this October. This will also be the first ever production of Lulu in Denmark.

8 shows series at the Danish Royal Opera opens next Friday, October 15, and Yours Truly will hopefully be there. ;)

After Copenhagen the same production [but with different cast] will travel to Den Norske Opera in Oslo where 10 more shows are scheduled between February and March 2011.
Moreover, the production will appear on the 2011-2012 program of Semperoper in Dresden.

Salzburg 2010: Why did Lulu sink!?

Lulu, August 11 2010, Felsenreitschule Salzburg

Patricia Petibon in Act-3 of Lulu in Salzburg

Marc Albrecht ..... Conductor
Vera Nemirova ..... Stage Director
Daniel Richter ..... Set Design


Patricia Petibon ..... Lulu
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Countess Geschwitz
Cora Burggraaf ..... A Theatrical Dresser, A High-School Boy, A Groom
Pavol Breslik ..... The Painter, A Negro
Michael Volle ..... Dr. Schön, Jack
Thomas Piffka ..... Alwa, Dr. Schön's son, a composer
Franz Grundheber ..... Schigolch, an old man
Thomas Johannes Mayer ..... An Animal Tamer, An Athlete
Heinz Zednik ..... The Prince, The Manservant
Andreas Conrad ..... The Marquis
Martin Tzonev ..... The Theater Manager, The Banker
Emilie Pictet ..... A Fifteen-year-old Girl
Cornelia Wulkopf ..... Her Mother
Astrid Monika Hofer ..... A Woman Artist
Simon Schnorr ..... A Journalist
Gerhard Peilstein ..... The Professor of Medicine, The Professor, The Police Officer
James Cleverton ..... A Servant


Vienna Philharmonic

Salzburg 2010: Lulu, Richter...

Even though it's not my first trip to Salzburger Festspiele I'm getting increasingly excited [taking off tomorrow]  ;)

The reason?! You might have already noticed that I'm an admirer of fine art -- I try and find the stuff I like in any style but I most resonate with modern and contemporary art -- so the program in Salzburg this year looks like a perfect hit to me: Daniel Richter created the sets for Lulu, and Jonathan Meese for Dionysus. Now combine these creations with live theater and a good/dramatic opera, and you get my dream-Lulu.

Cut from "Daily": Patricia Petibon and Vera Nemirova after the premiere of Lulu

I tried not to read any review about Lulu, to keep my enthusiasm [and potential surprises] intact. I did, however, google about Daniel Richer and came across the following video: