The Seduction of Alban Berg’s ‘Lulu’: A Baudrillardian Perspective
The Seduction of Alban Berg’s ‘Lulu’: A Baudrillardian Perspective
Author(s): Vanja LjubibratićSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Music, Aesthetics
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Alban Berg; Lulu; Jean Baudrillard; Seduction; social theory; feminine strategy; opera studies;
Summary/Abstract: Alban Berg’s Lulu is often seen as the tale of a femme fatale whose erotic power brings ruin through manipulation. This article reconsiders that view by reading the opera through Jean Baudrillard’s theory of seduction. Drawing on five key themes from Seduction, it argues that Lulu is less a destroyer of men than a disruptor of the logical systems seeking to define her. Through examples from the opera’s narrative and music, Lulu emerges not as a reflection of social paradigms but as resistance to fixed meaning, transparency and truth.
Journal: Muzyka
- Issue Year: 71/2026
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 99-120
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
