Berg: Lulu

A Wonderful Performance by Great Singers of the Past
How fortunate we are to have this performance of Berg's opera on DVD!! There is a warning about the quality of the picture due to the year in which this performance took place, but the quality is still much greater than acceptable.

We have here the magnificent Evelyn Lear singing the title role of Lulu. What a great singer-actress she was! Along with her we have Paul Schoeffler as Dr. Schon and Rudolf Schock as his son Alwa. The other singers are well-known people from that period. The conducting of Karl Boehm combined with the singing and acting makes this whole performance a wonderful listening and visual experience.

Even if you own other DVD performances of this work, it is still worth getting this one. Very highly recommended !!

A Priceless document....for well under thirty bucks!!
I had no idea this video existed let alone was commercially available!! Too bad the third act was not yet allowed to be completed and performed.

Lear is wonderful as I expected, but I didn't think either Schock or Schoeffler ever ventured into this musical territory. They perform it as if they were doing it all their lives. Too bad they weren't cast for the DGG recording. Fischer-Dieskau is good; but Schoeffler is superior.

Bohm provides his usual insightful, clear and transparent direction.

This is a must have for all "Lulu" lovers out there.



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