Berg: Wozzeck - DVD

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Berg: Wozzeck (OA0985D) (2006)<br /> <br /> Franz Hawlata (Wozzeck); Angela Denoke (Marie); Reiner Goldberg (Drum Major); Vivian Tierney (Margret); Johann Tilli (Doctor); Hubert Delamboye (Captain); Vivaldi Chorus; IPSI; Petits Cantors de Catalunya; Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu; Sebastian Weigle<br /> <br /> Calixto Bieito’s controversial but visually stunning production of Wozzeck 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. The all too human drama is emphasised, with terrifying beauty, by the stupendous cast of singing actors with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, producing a strong, relentless musical experience under the inspired baton of maestro Sebastian Weigle.<br /> <br /> "The quite sensational Chorus and Orchestra, revealed a worldclass theatre company, with a conductor London should book soon. Sebastian Weigle read the score with suavity, so that it seemed as if Wozzeck was more than a little influenced by Mahler; and how thankful I felt for that ingratiating, mellow and fierce sound!" (Musical Opinion)