| Edinburgh International Festival - American Lulu Reviews | 15 April 2021 |
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American LuluEdinburgh International FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A tedious and pointless production, saved by the singing |
 4 Sep 13 / Opera Britannia |
The material does nothing to endear its audience |
| 3 Sep 13 / The Stage |
Olga Neuwirth’s new staging of Alban Berg’s masterwork is neutered and confused |
| 3 Sep 13 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Short of convincing |
| 3 Sep 13 / Edinburgh Festival Guide |
Olga Neuwirth’s new interpretation of Alban Berg’s unfinished Lulu failed on every count |
| 3 Sep 13 / Independent |
Olga Neuwirth's reinterpretation of Alban Berg's opera Lulu must be judged a fairly comprehensive failure |
| 2 Sep 13 / The Herald |
A hypocritical exercise |
| 2 Sep 13 / The Opera Critic |
This update turns Lulu from an inexplicable force of nature to just another product of politics |
| 2 Sep 13 / Telegraph |
Olga Neuwirth's misfiring reinterpretation of Alban Berg's unfinished opera is little improved by this new production |
| 2 Sep 13 / The Guardian |
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Alban Berg's Lulu turns freedom fighter
Lulu is one of opera's most astonishing characters, a femme fatale who manipulates and murders her way to a terrible end. Now she's been turned into a black American freedom fighter, singing to a jazz score.
Lulu is one of opera's most astonishing characters, a femme fatale who manipulates and murders her way to a terrible end. Now she's been turned into a black American freedom fighter, singing to a jazz score.
Production details
Cast
Blue, Dankworth, Anderson, Maxwell, Stoughton, Curievici, Wilding, Reeves
(c) Cornelius (d) Fulljames
Performance dates
30, 31 August 2013
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