Berg: Wozzeck

movie

Based on real events and drawing on Georg Büchner's revolutionary play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck turns a grimly tragic narrative of violence and murder into one of the most powerful and original operas of the 20th century. Berg's uncompromising portrayal of brutality and madness generated much controversy, but the significance of Wozzeck was soon recognised; its compelling lyrical expansiveness, large-scale dramatic gestures and remarkable musical structures producing music of overwhelming emotional intensity. The Financial Times declared this to be 'a beautiful, moving, engrossing production… this is a consummate Wozzeck, blending clarity, lyricism, compassion and crushing force.'

Cast & crew

Christopher Maltman · Eva-Maria Westbroek · Jacob Jutte · Jason Bridges · Marcel Beekman · Morschi Franz · Richard Prada · Scott Wilde · Ursula Hesse von den Steinen · Willard White · François Roussillon · Alban Berg

Studios & networks

Dutch National Opera · Francois Roussillon et Associés · Mezzo