The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu

Plot

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.

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