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Wozzeck : opera in 3 acts and 15 scenes /

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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 h...

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Corporate Authors: Österreichischer Rundfunk, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, RM Arts (Firm), Arthaus Musik (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), Wiener Staatsoper, Reiner Moritz Associates, Image Entertainment (Firm), Kultur International Films
Other Authors: Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837, Dresen, Adolf, Neuspiel, Ernst, Large, Brian, Grundheber, Franz, Behrens, Hildegard, Raffeiner, Walter, Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, Zednik, Heinz, Haugland, Aage, 1944-2000, Gonda, Anna, 1950-, Abbado, Claudio, Berg, Alban, 1885-1935
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German with English subtitles.
Published: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, 2009
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed performances.
Filmed operas.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 guide (1 page ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Region 1, NTSC, 4:3 fullscreen; LPCM.
Production Credits:Camera, Helmut Fibich ... [et al.] ; editor, Gerhard Braunsberger ; television producer, Ernst Neuspiel ; television director, Brian Large.
ISBN:9780769789705
0769789706