Wozzeck

1h 46min

Music

Drama

A study of a man's physical and mental limitations. In the 24 quite harsh and grueling fragments of the unfinished drama, a body and a mind are tested as far as they can be pushed before their owner goes over the edge. Is there just one thing that proves to be too much for Franz Woyzeck, or is it an accumulation of miseries and torments of a wretched existence? Woyzeck is perhaps not so much a bleak account of how miserable life can be as how much strength is required to deal with the daily vicissitudes of life and how delicate and fragile a balance the human psyche rests on.

Production Companies

Unitel

Naxos Film

Salzburger Festspiele

Cast

Matthias Goerne

Matthias Goerne

Wozzeck (baritone)
John Daszak

John Daszak

Drum Major (tenor)
Mauro Peter

Mauro Peter

Andres (tenor)
Gerhard Siegel

Gerhard Siegel

Captain (tenor)
Jens Larsen

Jens Larsen

Doctor (bass)
Tobias Schabel

Tobias Schabel

First Apprentice (bass)
Huw Montague Rendall

Huw Montague Rendall

Second Apprentice (baritone)
Heinz Göhrig

Heinz Göhrig

Madman (tenor)
Asmik Grigorian

Asmik Grigorian

Marie (soprano)
Frances Pappas

Frances Pappas

Margret (mezzo-soprano)
Burkhard Höft

Burkhard Höft

Chorus soloist (tenor)

Release date

30th Aug 2018

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch