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...Agassiz Theater production of Alben Berg's Lulu is a grave disappointment. Berg's haunting psychodrama about a troubled woman and the people who terrorize her loses all its force in a production which could repel even the most serious of campus opera buffs...
...fairness to the cast, we should note that Lulu is a very difficult opera. Composed in 1937 by Berg, a master of atonality, the opera's subject matter and complexity require that its performers have not only a wide vocal range, but also considerable acting skills...
...shame since Lulu, based on two plays written by Frank Wedekind in the 19th century, has potential to be a disturbing commentary on sexual violence in modern society. It tells the story of Lulu and the psychological scars she accrues seeing husband after husband driven to violent death and being eventually consumed herself by her many suitors...
...opera can succeed only when the music and acting complement each other. While the music in Lulu is certainly effective, its power is reduced substantially by the many poor performances by the cast...
...LULU. Justine Bateman (airhead Mallory on TV's Family Ties) shifts gears to play, competently if without much shading or subtlety, the ultimate femme fatale in Frank Wedekind's expressionist classic, deftly adapted by Roger Downey, at California's Berkeley...