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Wozzeck opens with a shaving scene: “Slower, Wozzeck, slower!” the Captain beseeches the soldier Wozzeck, going on to moralize and ridicule his underling, whose laconic “Jawohl, Here Hauptmann,” draws a sharp line between the character’s personalities. The trajectory of the scene prefigures the opera’s variety and richness, with the composer’s transparent, ironic music initially mirroring the shaving scene’s prosaic absurdity.
Dec 14, 2018 · (Credit: Ruth Walz / Salzburg Festival) Based on the play by George Büchner, Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” is widely considered one of the great operas of all-time. He conceived of it in 1914 and would eventually finish in 1922. It would receive its world premiere on Dec. 14, 1925. He adapted the libretto himself, creating a work that features numerous shorter {…}
Whereas the doctor in charge of dissecting the cadaver can only see the murdered corpse lying on the table, Buechner, a medical student, sees the corpse of a "human being." "A human being" he adds, "that we have murdered." Buechner then proceeds to tell the story of Franz Wozzeck. Franz Wozzeck was a poor soldier.
Apr 12, 2016 · Accentus Music - new on DVD and Blu-ray - June 2016: The soldier Wozzeck (Christian Gerhaher) flits through a world that he is unable to decipher. The doctor...
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A Wozzeck Alban Berg első igazán nagy műve. A komponista 1914. május 5-én, röviddel az első világháború kitörése előtt látta Georg Büchner Woyzeck című színdarabját Bécsben, és annak drámaisága, a benne rejlő társadalomkritika azonnal felkeltette érdeklődését, s elhatározta, hogy operát ír belőle.
Wozzeck is an opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg (1885-1935). It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925 . Berg wrote this opera before the period when he used serialism in his works.
Aug 9, 2017 · “Slowly, Wozzeck, slowly!” the bullying Captain shouts at him, watching the footage. “One thing at a time. You make me quite giddy.” ...
