The first complete version of this opera was produced by Patrice Chereau and featured Teresa Stratas as the female lead, for which she won a Grammy.
The first complete version of this opera was produced by Patrice Chereau and featured Teresa Stratas as the female lead, for which she won a Grammy. In the score for this opera, the composer wrote the word "beilÃ¤ufig" (BYE-loy-fig), or "casually", at the moment a character asks "Isn't that the sofa where your father bled to death?" The female lead of this opera rejects an offer to marry a prince who wishes to travel in Africa, after Alwa proposes to write an opera about her. At its opening, an animal tamer shows off various animals before bringing in a character who is dressed as Pierrot. Its female lead contracts cholera in an orchestral interlude in this work, which depicts her trial and subsequent jail sentence for murdering her husband. The plays Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box are the source material for this opera, which ends with the title character getting killed by Jack the Ripper. For 10 points, name this unfinished opera by Alban Berg.
The first complete version of this opera was produced by Patrice Chereau and featured Teresa Stratas as the female lead, for which she won a Grammy.
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