Composer Alban Berg Librettist Alban Berg Based On works by Frank Wedekind Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1965 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Designer Leni Bauer-Ecsy Davis L. West Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Animal Trainer Sam Resnick Lulu Evelyn Lear Painter Brian Sullivan Alwa, son of Dr. Schön, a playwright Richard Lewis Dr. Schön, editor-in-chief Ramon Vinay Dr. Goll Scott Beach Schigolch, an old man Andrew Foldi Prince Howard Fried Wardrobe Mistress Claudia White Stage Director Thomas O'Leary Countess Geschwitz Sona Cervena Rodrigo, an athlete Chester Ludgin Student Annamaria Bessel Servant David Giosso Jack the Ripper Jules Landry Show Dates Sat, Sep 25 1965, 8pm Fri, Oct 1 1965, 8:30pm Time and Place Europe, 1905 Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The menagerie Scene 2 -- The painter's studio Scene 3 -- The painter's salon Scene 4 -- Lulu's dressing room Act II, Scene 1 -- Dr. Schön's living room Scene 2 -- Alwa's living room Scene 3 -- A studio in London Media Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Darrell Armstrong/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Darrell Armstrong Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Darrell Armstrong/San Francisco Opera. Annamaria Bessel (Student), Andrew Foldi (Schigolch), Chester Ludgin (Rodrigo) Credit Darrell Armstrong Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Brian Sullivan (The Painter) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Sona Cervena (Countess Geschwitz) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Richard Lewis (Alwa), Annamaria Bissel (Student) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Richard Lewis (Alwa), Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Mime, Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Richard Lewis (Alwa) Credit Unknown Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Foldi (Schigolch), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Chester Ludgin (Rodrigo) Credit Unknown Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1965_12_compressed.pdf (11.34 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- West Coast premiere Full text credit: English version by John Crosby with acknowledgement to the English version by Arthur Jacobs
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Darrell Armstrong/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Darrell Armstrong
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Darrell Armstrong/San Francisco Opera. Annamaria Bessel (Student), Andrew Foldi (Schigolch), Chester Ludgin (Rodrigo) Credit Darrell Armstrong
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Brian Sullivan (The Painter) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Sona Cervena (Countess Geschwitz) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Richard Lewis (Alwa), Annamaria Bissel (Student) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Richard Lewis (Alwa), Ramon Vinay (Dr. Schon) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Mime, Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Richard Lewis (Alwa) Credit Unknown
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Foldi (Schigolch), Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu), Chester Ludgin (Rodrigo) Credit Unknown
Image Lulu, Alban Berg. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Lulu) Credit Unknown