Product Review

Claudio Abbado conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Vienna State Opera in a powerful recording of Alban Berg's influential opera, Wozzeck, a terrifyingly great portrayal of a soldier who is tormented and mocked by his superiors until he loses reason. Peter Mussbach's highly stylized production heightens the emotional intensity of this searing work and becomes an agonizing lament over lost innocence.

Cast:
Franz Grundheber
Hildegard Behrens
Walter Raffeiner
Philip Langridge
Heinz Zednik,
Aage Haugland

Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Director: Adolf Dresen
Chorus and Orchestra Of The Vienna State Opera
Chorus Master: Helmuth Froschauer
Costume Design: Herbert Kappelmüller
Executive Producer: Franz Kabelka
Video Director: Brian Large