Universal Edition - Alban Berg – Lulu | 3rd act

Alban Berg
09.02.1885—24.12.1935

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Alban Berg
Lulu | 3rd act

Work Details
Year of arrangement: 2008
Subtitle: 3rd act
Composer: Alban Berg
Arranger: Eberhard Kloke
Parts: Lulu ... Sopran
Gräfin Geschwitz ... Mezzosopran
Theater-Garderobiere ... Alt
Gymnasiast (Hosenrolle) ... Alt
Groom (Hosenrolle) ... Alt
Medizinalrat (Sprechrolle) ... Bass
Bankier ... Bass
Professor ... stumme Figur
Maler ... Tenor
Neger ... Tenor
Dr. Schön, Chefredakteur ... Bariton
Jack the Ripper ... Bariton
Alwa ... Tenor
Schigolch, ein Greis ... Bass
Tierbändiger ... Bass
Athlet ... Bass
Prinz ... Tenor
Kammerdiener ... Tenor
Marquis ... Tenor
Theaterdirektor ... Bass
Clown ... stumme Rolle
Bühnenarbeiter ... stumme Rolle
Polizeikommissar ... Sprechrolle
Fünfzehnjährige ... Sopran
Ihre Mutter ... Alt
Kunstgewerblerin ... Mezzosopran
Journalist ... Bariton
Diener ... Bariton
Instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(6), hp, acc, pno, alto sax(Eb), str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute (+alto fl; picc); 2nd flute (+picc); 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb)); 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; timpani; percussion (6 player: vibraphone, xylophone, gong large tam-tam, small tam-tam, jazz drum, snare drum, bass drum); harp; accordion; piano; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
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Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: Neues Opernhaus Kopenhagen / Denmark & Greenland
Date: 15.10.2010
Orchestra: Det Kongelige Kapel
Conductor: Michael Boder
Scenery: Stefan Herheim
Main Soloists: Lulu - Sine Bundgaard, Gisela Stille; Gräfin Geschwitz - Randi Stene; Neger - Peter Lodahl; Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper - Johan Reuter; Alwa - Johnny van Hal; Schigolch - Sten Byriel; u.a.
Work Introduction

Alban Berg died on 24 December 1935, before he could finish his opera Lulu; the orchestration of the third act is incomplete, existing only as a short-score. Of the 1300 bars of this short score (comprising the totality of Act III), 416 are orchestrated by Berg himself; the best part of the [...]

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