Since its premiere on 2 June 1937 in Zurich, Alban Berg's second opera "Lulu" has the reputation of being surrounded by scandals. On the one hand, this is due to the dubious character of the subject, the man-eating femme fatale, which Berg had taken from Frank Wedekind's two Lulu tragedies – "The Earth Spirit" and "Pandora's Box" – and combined into one opera libretto. On the other hand, Berg's window had (for personal reasons) repeatedly refused to have the opera completed, which was unfinished when Berg died. This video is of the unfinished two-act torso of "Lulu."
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Este filme não mais é do que uma interpretação, gravada, da famosa ópera "Orfeu", de Cláudio Monteverdi. Considerada por muitos como a primeira ópera criada na história da música, foi aqui levada à cena em 1977, pelo Ensemble Monteverdi da Ópera de Zurique, dirigido por Nikolaus Harnoncourt. A ópera conta o mito de Orfeu, um semi-deus grego com um talento especial para a música. Quando a sua noiva, a ninfa Eurídice, morre, ele decide viajar até ao Tártaro, o mundo dos mortos, para trazer a sua alma e ressuscitar a sua amada. Mas há muitos obstáculos, e as coisas não vão ser fáceis.
