Description

Alban Berg: Wozzeck | Frankfurter Oper | Arthaus Musik DVD

UPC: 807280203196

Product Features

Title: Wozzeck
Composer: Alban Berg
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
Performers:Orchestra: Frankfurter Museumsorchester
- Wozzeck: Dale Duesing
- Marie: Kristine Ciesinski
- Drum Major: Ronald Hamilton
- Andres: Barry Banks
- Captain: Dieter Bundschuh
- Doctor: Frode Olsen
- Margaret: Linda Ormiston
- Workman I: Bodo Schwanbeck
- Workman II: Alexander Spemann
- Idiot: William Saetre
Choir: Choir and Children's Choir of the Frankfurter Oper
Stage Director: Peter Mussbach
Chorus Master: Johannes Mikkelsen
Costume Designer: Benedikt Ramm
Set Designer: Peter Mussbach
Location: Recorded under studio conditions from the stage of the Frankfurter Oper, 1996
Format: DVD, NTSC, Region Code 0
Audio: PCM Stereo
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Running Time: 102 minutes
Publisher: Arthaus Musik GmbH
Release Year: 1996 (Recording), DVD release by Arthaus Musik
Made in Germany

Overview

This DVD presents a compelling performance of Alban Berg's Wozzeck, recorded under studio conditions from the stage of the Frankfurter Oper in 1996. Conducted by Sylvain Cambreling, this production features the Frankfurter Museumsorchester and the Choir and Children's Choir of the Frankfurter Oper. Wozzeck, an opera in three acts and fifteen scenes, is based on the play by Georg Büchner and is one of the most significant works of the 20th-century operatic repertoire.

Dale Duesing takes on the challenging title role of Wozzeck, a soldier driven to madness by a world of oppression and despair. Kristine Ciesinski stars as Marie, Wozzeck’s troubled lover. The opera’s intense psychological drama is brought to life under the direction of Peter Mussbach, with set and costume designs that enhance the haunting atmosphere of Berg's score.

Interesting Facts

Wozzeck is Alban Berg’s first opera, completed in 1922, and is renowned for its innovative use of atonality, leitmotifs, and complex orchestration, which vividly depict the emotional and psychological states of the characters.
The opera is based on Georg Büchner’s unfinished play Woyzeck, which was inspired by the real-life story of Johann Christian Woyzeck, a soldier who was executed for murder in the early 19th century.
This production, directed by Peter Mussbach, is noted for its stark, minimalist staging, which focuses the viewer’s attention on the psychological tension between the characters.
Sylvain Cambreling, known for his expertise in contemporary music, brings out the full intensity of Berg’s score, making this recording a powerful interpretation of one of the most challenging operas in the repertoire.