It's a comparatively rare occurrence to encounter a performance on the opera stage that has such a magnetic visual and physical impact as Barbara Hannigan's portrayal of Berg's tragic heroine...Her absolute vocal mastery is marvellous...Many of the supporting protagonists in this torrid drama are no less compelling.

Tall, slender and chameleonic, [Hannigan] stalks the stage compellingly...The voice itself is remarkably clear and clean: not the most sensuous instrument, perhaps, but one that is used with great intelligence and accuracy...Very impressive, too, are the orchestra and Paul Daniel, who is particularly adept at finding the score's drama and beauty.

rewarding viewing for all who appreciate this devastating work...this Lulu offers stupendous accuracy of pitch and rhythm...The performance is impeccably prepared musically, with the sensual qualities given full value, the maximum in rhythmic exactitude and abundant theatrical flair. The recorded sound is natural and full bodied.

this Lulu is irresistible because of Barbara Hannigan’s performances of the title role, one that is as sexy as it is vocally incandescent

It’s an explicit, yet chilly interpretation of Berg’s masterpiece, hampered in places by Warlikowski’s decision to graft additional layers of imagery onto a work already heavy with meaning...Musically it’s superb. Barbara Hannigan gives everything she’s got and then some to the title role. Charles Workman is the finely lyrical Alwa; Dietrich Henschel, never bettered, the troubled Schoen. It’s nicely conducted by Paul Daniel, too.