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an opera in three acts and fifteen scenes
1 videocassette : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
The story encompasses the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of the German Expressionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his mistress' infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.
Opera sung in German with English subtitles.
Libretto by Alban Berg based on dramatic play by Georg Büchner.
"An ORF/ZDF/RM Arts Channel Four co-production with the Vienna State Opera and Teletheater in association with NOS-Television."
Franz Grundheber, Hildegard Behrens, Walter Raffeiner, Philip Langridge, Heinz Zednik, Aage Haugland.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera ; chorus master, Helmuth Froschauer ; director for video by Brian Large ; conductor, Claudio Abbado ; music and libretto, Alban Berg.