BERG, A.: Wozzeck (Frankfurt Opera, 1996) (NTSC)

Alban BERG

WOZZECK
Recording under studio conditions from Frankfurt Opera 1996
Opera in Three Acts and Fifteen Scenes, Sung in German

Dale Duesing, Kristine Ciesinski, Ronald Hamilton,
Dieter Bundschuh, Barry Banks

Choir and Children’s Choir of the Frankfurt Opera,
Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Sylvain Cambreling

Stage Direction by Peter Mussbach

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
Subtitle Languages: D,F, GB, SP
Menu Languages: D, F, GB, SP
Region Code: 0 worldwide
Running Time: 103 mins
DVD 9 / NTSC

Catalogue Number: 102 031

• Berg was conscripted during the 1914-18 war and acquired from his experiences the compassion and loathing to write his first, terrifyingly great opera, about a soldier tormented and mocked by his superiors until he loses his reason, cutting the throat of his mistress, and drowning himself.

• This brutalisation is made palpable in Peter Mussbach’s highly-stylised production. Mussbach is a master of visual and dramatic effect and the impact of his staging is enhanced by the framing opportunities afforded by video recording under studio conditions.