WOZZECK
Alban Berg
Alban Berg
WOZZECK
Wien, Wiener Staatsoper, 1987
Soloists:
Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Walter Raffeiner (The Drum Major), Hildegard Behrens (Marie)
Orchestra, Chorus:
Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Director:
Adolf Dresen
Location:
Wien, Wiener Staatsoper
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 Grundheber as Wozzeck and the legendary soprano Hildegard Behrens as Marie. And last but not least this terrific opera features one of the greatest conductors of our time at the podium: Claudio Abbado.
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Oper
Running Time:
97
Picture Format:
4:3
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
Languages:
DE
Subtitle Languages:
GB, DE, FR, ES
EAN:
0807280915594
UPC:
807280915594
Blu-ray:
109156
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