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Lulu - State Theatre

The State Theatre Innsbruck has bothered to release a double CD of the piece, which in itself is very commendable. Unfortunately they have chosen a live recording to make, which in itself is very commendable, but unfortunately as a result not entirely convincing. The mix seems a bit strange and sometimes vague - or I must assume that the ensemble sings out of sync and articulate the soloists unclear, and I want them to actually make, even if the possibility exists of course.

Most of the soloist appears from the (house?) To recruit Opera Ensemble. That is, they can all sing really well, but sound all classic and controlled, and can only go once extremely rare, it comes up something like that feeling in song. From the vocal point of view because there is absolutely nothing to complain, but I'm doing hard time with typical classical voices and feel beautiful singing thus checked for a musical ever somehow inappropriate. In the musical it's just not about singing as perfectly as possible.
is still given that the second women's game is too deep for the singer - she has a great voice can head, but which unfortunately does not play.

In contrast, there are even Lulu (Lucy Scherer), whose voice settles well, with clear sound, clear joy of playing, full of emotion and remarkable tonal range. Also, you play the score a few tricks of the role of design itself not to mention all times, but her performance is remarkable.

Then there's Jack the Ripper, played by Máté Kamarás who definitely does not belong to the house staff. Why does he then just has to sing a role that has only two songs and the only other Biographical-usual explanatory spacers, is beyond me. Also, he sounds at times vague and unclear, but at least emotionally sings.

The music is symphonic and dramatic, vaguely reminiscent of "Jekyll & Hyde", without thereby achieve the density or emotional depth. In places, it just sounds by City Theatre, and at other odd-experimental.
The text is horrible. A veritable treasure trove of my poor musical texts collection, one could almost put into full libretto. "I'm your rival, So shall thy body to the cathedral" ... something like that in style, and when characters are desperate, they have to sing the explicit, so that even so everyone will notice. Other hand, was "The Ring" high literature.

far as I could follow the action on the basis of hearing the CD, it is Lulu's life story, comments from time to time of Jack the Ripper, who will then kill at the end of the piece, too. Why and why exactly Jack the Ripper ... no idea. There is no link between the two main characters, and certainly no interaction, except in the last ten minutes. Since it is dramatic, the rest in front is despite various dead, the more or less go to Lulu's account, kind of irrelevant. Perhaps it is also a parable to be something ... for "Life is hard no friends" may, for the chasing Jack in almost every comment. So often that I eventually went to the Spirit.
Or they wanted to write a piece that should somehow reminiscent of "Elisabeth", and have died for reasons of cost and Lucheni written in a figure. This would also Lulu's "thou shalt not go, let me continue to see in your eyes" Geschmachte tell if she meets Jack for the first time, and obviously in love with him immediately. Death wish on state and less romantic.

Oh, and of course always rains in London. Must be yes. Also, you can then great, "gives me the rest" to "completely wet" rhyme. ;)