Wozzeck /

Calixto Bieito's controversial but visually stunning production is set in a grisly, chaotic, post-industrial maze, giving a contemporary edge to the disturbing and hair-raising intensity of Alban Berg's expressionistic masterpiece.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berg, Alban, 1885-1935
Corporate Authors:	Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain) (Performer), Teatro Real (Madrid, Spain), Cor Vivaldi (Performer), Opus Arte (Firm), Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España
Other Authors:	Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837, Hawlata, Franz (Performer), Goldberg, Reiner (Performer), Denoke, Angela (Performer), Delamboye, Hubert (Performer), Tilli, Johann (Performer), Kuebler, David (Performer), Tierney, Vivian (Performer), Cole, Steven (Performer), Weigle, Sebastian (Conductor), Bieito, Calixto, 1963-, Flores, Alfons, Paloma, Mercè, Clot, Xavi, D'Agostino, Pietro
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Sung in German, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Catalan.
Published:	Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : [Madrid, Spain] : Opus Arte ; Telefonica, [2007]
Subjects:	Operas. Music > Performance > Videodisc. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	Calixto Bieito's controversial but visually stunning production is set in a grisly, chaotic, post-industrial maze, giving a contemporary edge to the disturbing and hair-raising intensity of Alban Berg's expressionistic masterpiece.
Item Description:	Program notes in English, German, French and Spanish in container. Opera in 3 acts and 15 scenes; libretto by the composer after Georg Büchner's Woyzeck. First performed on Dec. 14, 1925 in Berlin. Extras include: documentary (interview with Sebastian Weigle and Calixto Bieito), synopsis and cast gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages)
Format:	DVD, all regions, DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo, DTS surround; aspect ratio 16:9 anamorphic.
Production Credits:	Stage director, Calixto Bieito; set designer, Alfons Flores; costume designer, Marcè Paloma; lighting designer, Xavi Clot; directed for TV and video by Pietro D'Agostino.