Costume design for Alwa in Lulu
Maker and role
Artist: Jocelyn Herbert, British, 1917-2003
Year
ca. 1977
Object detail
Media/Materials
Ink, watercolor, and cut-paper
Measurements
16 1/2 x 11 1/2in (41.9 x 29.2cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2002.104.27
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Opera by Alban Berg. Produced by the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 1977.
Further information
Amorous adventures take Alban Berg’s red-headed heroine, Lulu, from the gutter to the stage, a mansion, a prison, and back to the street again. In the process, Lulu is responsible for the deaths of five admirers, including Alwa, son of Dr. Schön. Lulu marries Alwa, and they live in luxury in Paris until they are ruined financially. The couple moves to London, where Lulu becomes a prostitute. Alwa is killed by one of her clients, the African Prince.
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