Berg: Wozzeck

Berg: Wozzeck

2017
1h 45m
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"Alban Berg's first opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on April 24th, 2017"

Overview

Separated and fragmented, the scenes combine in a series of tableaux to tell the story of Wozzeck, an ordinary soldier whose only solace is the love of his companion Marie. However, the latter’s fidelity is not unfailing and Wozzeck is haunted by torment. His officers and comrades in arms do little to improve the situation. The omnipresent tension in this profoundly romantic work unifies the fifteen scenes with their complex tonalities alternating between Verist notes and the force of ritualised actions. Christoph Marthaler’s production provides an atmosphere of contemporaneity strongly accentuated by the choice of a single set, where the men’s despair is submerged in Berg’s dearly sought-after sobriety.

Status: Released

Language: DE

Production Information

Production Companies
Opéra National de Paris
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date April 24, 2017
Status Released
Language DE
Website Visit Site

Cast

Johannes Martin Kränzle
Johannes Martin Kränzle

Wozzeck

Štefan Margita
Štefan Margita

Tambour-Major

Gun-Brit Barkmin
Gun-Brit Barkmin

Marie

Mikhail Timoshenko
Mikhail Timoshenko

Erster Handwerksbursch

Michael Schønwandt
Michael Schønwandt

Conductor

Key Crew

Alban Berg
Writer
Christoph Marthaler
Director