Leading 20th century opera ‘Lulu’ to be screened
LW OPERA CLUB
Everyone is invited to attend a showing of composer Alban Berg’s contemporary opera “Lulu” on Tuesday, May 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Learning Center of Clubhouse 3.
The dissonant music is based on the story of the German novelist Frank Wedekind, who explored the subjects of unrestrained mayhem including sexuality, murder and death in Vienna during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a time of hedonistic obsessions depicted by Kurt Weill in Berlin after the Great War. It extended to worldly unrest, with the Norwegian painter Edward Munch producing “The Scream.”
It was also the time of psychological investigations by Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. It was a time of looking at moral hypocrisy in society along with a never ending search for tidy moral conclusions.
Club member Cynthia Stone will elaborate on this 100-yearold dilemma in her introduction to this musical tale that is regarded by critics as a leading 20th century opera.
The production is in German with English subtitles. People are encouraged to wear masks indoors, if desired. No dues or fees are collected. For more information, contact Margaret Gillon at MargaretGi@yahoo. com or 562-370-3844.
