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Wozzeck

Approximate running time 1 hrs. 40 min.

It was shortly before the First World War that Alban Berg decided to make an operatic version of Büchner’s play about a soldier who subjects himself to medical experiments to augment his pay. For various reasons the premiere was not until 1925, and the opera received just a few productions until after the Second World War. It was only then that audiences started fully to appreciate Berg’s musical style and the taut psychological drama of the people who cause Wozzeck to commit suicide. The Met’s theatrical production by Mark Lamos should not be missed by those interested in gripping music-theater.

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