Lulu
Classification added March 22, 2016Premiered June 2, 1937 (Berg, unfinished version),
Zürich. Stadttheater (unfinished version)
Composer:
Alban Berg
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Berg
Description:
Opera in Prologue and III Acts (Unfinished)
Notes:
Text based on dramas by Franz Wedekind
Act Three completed by Friedrich Cerha
Time Period:
End of 19th Century
Place:
German Provincinal town; Paris, London
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Lulu | Soprano | L |
| Graefin Geschwitz | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Dr. Schoen / Jack the Ripper | Baritone | L |
| Alwa | Tenor | L |
| An Animal Trainer / Rodrigo | Bass | L |
| A Wardrobe Mistress / A Schoolboy / A Groom | Contralto | F |
| The Painter / Negro | Tenor | F |
| Schigolch / Police Commissioner | Bass | F |
| The Prince / The Marquis / The Man Servant | Tenor | F |
| Theatre Director / The Banker | Bass | S |
| The Doctor / The Professor | Speaking | B |
| Groom (Alone) | Contralto | S |
| The Negro (Alone) | Tenor | B |
| Jack the Ripper (Alone) | Baritone | F |
| Police Commissioner (Alone) | Bass | B |
| The Marquis (Alone) | Tenor | S |
| The Man Servant (Alone - 4 measures) | Tenor | B |
| The Banker (Alone) | Bass | S |
| The Theatre Director (Alone) | Bass | B |
| A 15-year-old | Soubrette Soprano (high tessitura) | S |
| Her Mother | Contralto (49 + meas. Ensemble + dialogue) | S |
| A Craft Worker | Mezzo-Soprano (same as mother) | S |
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| A Journalist | High Baritone (same as above) | S |
| A Servant | Bass-Baritone (65 + meas.) | S |
Minimum Chorus: No chorus