Berg: Wozzeck

Berg: Wozzeck (2017)

Alban Berg's first opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on April 24th, 2017

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.

Date of release
2017-04-24
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Christoph Marthaler

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