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Wozzeck
Opéra Bastille - from 07 to 30 March 2022
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Wozzeck
Opera Alban Berg
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Opéra Bastille - from 07 to 30 March 2022
1h35 no interval
Language : German
Surtitle : French / English
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Pre‑opening for the young : 7 March 2022
Opening night : 10 March 2022
About
In few words:
An indispensable piece of modern music and one of the most emblematic of the 20th century, Wozzeck is a dazzling piece. Adapting Georg Büchner’s play, Alban Berg managed to capture the social and psychological violence roiling the soldier Franz Wozzeck, with a force and precision rarely attained in opera. Browbeaten by the captain, exploited by the doctor, deceived by Marie, Wozzeck leads us to reflect on the most tragic effects of madness both on a isolated individual and on a group. This expressionist world blends just as strikingly into the staging of William Kentridge, one of the major visual artists of the contemporary scene. His drawings and videos appear to us like projections of Wozzeck’s imagination, exposing the horror of the First World War.
CHARACTERS
Wozzeck: A psychologically fragile soldier exposed to persecution by his superiors
The Captain: The Captain of the garrison who enjoys humiliating Wozzeck
The Doctor: A sadistic tormentor who subjects Wozzeck to absurd experiments
Marie: Wozzeck’s mistress, with whom he has a child
The Drum-Major: A conceited fop who manages to seduce Marie
Andres: Wozzeck’s barrack-room friend
Margret: Marie’s neighbour
- Opening
- First part 95 mn
- End
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Wozzeck
Opera in three acts
After Georg Büchner, Woyzeck-
Libretto :
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Music :
Alban Berg - (1885-1935)
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Co-director :
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Video :
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Set design :
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Costume design :
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Lighting design :
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Video operator :
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Chorus master :
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Wozzeck :
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Tambourmajor :
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Andres :
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Hauptmann :
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Doktor :
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Erster Handwerksbursch :
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Zweiter Handwerksbursch :
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Der Narr :
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Marie :
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Margret :
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Ein Soldat :
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Solo chœur :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
Wozzeck (saison 21/22) - Acte 1 (Falk Struckmann, Johan Reuter)
Wozzeck (saison 21/22) - Acte 1 (Eva‑Maria Westbroek)
Wozzeck (saison 21/22) - Acte 1(Eva‑Maria Westbroek, Johan Reuter)
Wozzeck (saison 21/22) - Acte 2 (Gerhard Siegel, Falk Struckmann, Johan Reuter)
About the work
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Wozzeck's sonorous beauty
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Draw-me Wozzeck
By Octave
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Podcast Wozzeck
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Like a premonition of the First World War
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