If the Metropolitan Opera decided to concentrate its entire mission into a single night, that show might look a lot William Kentridge’s production of Lulu. Berg’s 80-year-old opera is both a classic melodrama in need of tender care and a scary war cry of the avant-garde. Ghoulish drama and rich music come laced together, repackaged by a major visual artist with a natural feel for theater. Marlis Petersen wears the title role like a zip-on skin, and conductor Lothar Koenigs steers a swarm of singers and musicians to a common goal. Why can’t the Met get things this right all the time?Lulu’s been a rarity in New York, and it returns thanks to James Levine, the only man who could strong-arm the company into a lavish production of such a dense and disturbing work. In the end, though, Levine didn’t feel healthy enough to conduct it,...
- 11/10/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
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