Murder most fabulous

She seduces, she kills, she winds up a prostitute and gets murdered by Jack the Ripper. Philip Hensher on why greed-filled, lusty Lulu is the 20th century's greatest operaI was 14 and in hospital with an appendicitis that had turned into peritonitis. The BBC was broadcasting a piece of opera history - the first ever performance of Alban Berg's Lulu in its entirety. It was 24 February 1979, and I watched as much as I could. Even though I was feeling terribly ill, the opera made an unforgettable i...

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