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WOZZECK
Alban Berg
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Alban Berg
WOZZECK
1970

Soloists: 
Peter Haage, Toni Blankenheim, Richard Cassily
Orchestra, Chorus: 
Chor und Philharmoniker der Staatsoper Hamburg
Conductor: 
Bruno Maderna
Director: 
Rolf Liebermann

In his autobiography Opera Years Rolf Liebermann wrote: “Of all the film versions of operas in which I was involved, my favourite has always been Wozzeck, mainly because the interpreters and location were so convincingly authentic.” And truly, this film adoption of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, recorded in 1970, fascinated with its constantly developing tension from the first tone to the last accord. Indeed the cast could not has been any better than in this production: Toni Blankenheim as Wozzeck and Sena Jurinac as Marie. Clearly and precisely in picture and speech, this film can truly be considered a classic and is now available on DVD for the first time.
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Libretto by Alban Berg after the Play by Georg Büchner Berg was conscripted during the 1914-18 war and acquired from his experiences the compassion and loathing to write his first, terrifyingly great opera, about a soldier tormented and mocked by his superiors until he loses his reason, cutting the throat of his mistress, and drowning(...)
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For their perfection of composition and link with important literary works, Alban Berg’s operas Wozzeck and Lulu – the latter left unfinished at the composer’s death – must rank among the most outstanding music theatre pieces of the 20th century. This production of renowned theatre and opera director Adolf Dresen stars the German baritone Franz(...)