Vera Nemirova’s challenging production of Berg’s operatic masterpiece Lulu won critical acclaim when first seen at the Salzburg Festival in 2010, and was successfully repeated in 2011, when the production was filmed for DVD.

Supporting Nemirova’s powerful vision of corruption, decadence and death were the highly praised set designs by the young German artist Daniel Richter.

Musically, the production was led with style and assurance by the brilliant young German conductor Marc Albrecht, currently director of the Netherlands Opera. Singing Lulu with allure and passion was the lauded French soprano Patricia Petibon, whose charms gripped an outstanding cast of top European singers.

Lulu is a very rarely performed work, which was also left unfinished by the composer. This performance includes the missing 3rd act, which was completed by Friedrich Cerha, winner of the Salzburg Music Award 2010.

Recorded at the Felsenreitschule during the Salzburg Festival, 2011.

"Musical matters were in very capable hands. The German conductor Marc Albrecht drew a consistently plush, urgent and taut performance from the Vienna Philharmonic. [...] Ms. Nemirova’s daring and engrossing production earned her, and the production team, a sustained ovation." - Anthony Tommasini, NY Times

Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9
Sound formats DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Region code: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Runnning time: 173 mins
Available Worldwide, excluding USA, Canada