The Secret Life of Alban Berg.
| Other author | Rusmanis, Krišs, producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Germany : ArtHaus Musik, 2012. |
| Description | 1 online resource (82 minutes) |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?CLMV;2859406 |
| Subjects |
| Other title | Das Andere Leben des Alban Berg |
| Variant title | Title of video source: Alban Berg Violin Concerto |
| Abstract | Alban Berg (1885-1935) lived in the mainstream of well-to-do Austrian society. His marriage to the beautiful Hélène was thought to be made in heaven. But how can this doyen of Viennese respectability be reconciled with the composer who wrote the dark operas Wozzeck and Lulu? In this multi-layered film, director Krišs Rusmanis explores the private world behind the composer's public image and reveals the double life Berg led, despite his moving protestations of fidelity and devotion to his wife. While condemning the moral hypocrisy of society in Lulu, he concealed the existence of his illegitimate daughter, Albine, continued more than one clandestine love affair and frequented the sleazy haunts that flourished in Vienna. This multi-layered film explores Berg's double life. Soprano Kristine Ciesinki, who features in specially-staged extracts from Lulu and Wozzeck, travels to Vienna, Prague, the USA and Germany to track down important archive documents and people who can recall the composer's presence in their lives. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed November 13, 2015). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Performed Herkulessaal. |
| Language | In English and German. |
| Issued in other form | Original cat. no.: 102 117 |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |