Wozzeck: Who Knew?
Who knew that Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck would be, hands down, the best all-around performance this year at the Met? (Fred Plotkin, maybe – he posted about it earlier this week on our blog WQX-Aria.)...
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The Making of a Cult Opera
I realize this is going to come as a shock, but in high school I was never within reach of the popular crowd. Something about a 16-year-old who could quote the entire libretto of Don Giovanni just...
View ArticleThe Passions of Karita Mattila
LONDON—There are many ways of distinguishing among opera companies. These include the variety of offerings, the quality of the resident orchestra and chorus, and the passion and engagement of...
View ArticleBerg's Wozzeck
This Saturday at 1 pm, the Metropolitan Opera revives its 1997 production Alban Berg's Wozzeck starring Thomas Hampson in the title role and Deborah Voigt as Marie. This is the first time in his career...
View ArticleThomas Hampson on Musical Conversations between Mahler and Berg
Thomas Hampson says that Wozzeck is the opera that Gustav Mahler never wrote. In this episode of the Operavore Show he examines what he calls a shared "musical DNA" between Mahler and Alban Berg.Mahler...
View ArticleBerg's Wozzeck from the Royal Opera House
This Saturday at 1 pm, join us for the first in a series of broadcasts from the Royal Opera House in London. We hear Alban Berg's 20th-century masterpiece Wozzeck starring Simon Keenlyside in the title...
View ArticleBerg's 'Wozzeck' from Lyric Opera
Saturday at 1 pm, tune in to hear Alban Berg's gripping opera, Wozzeck, presented by the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The new David McVicar production stars Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny in the...
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Berg's Wozzeck: Rich Man, Poor Man, Good Man, Bad Man
This Saturday at 1 pm, Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is brought to life in a new production by William Kentridge, who previously tackled the composer’s Lulu at the Met in 2015. This weekend’s broadcast features...
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