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Canadian Opera Company to Present William Kentridge’s Production of ‘Wozzeck’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Berg’s “Wozzeck” in William Kentridge’s production. The work will be shown for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts between April 25 and May 16, 2025. Kentridge’s production has been performed at the Salzburg Festival and Metropolitan Opera and OperaWire noted, “this production {…}

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Royal Opera House 2022-23 Review: Wozzeck

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Photo: Tristram Kenton Expectations were high for Deborah Warner’s new production of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” at the Royal Opera House. Warner’s acclaimed treatment of “Peter Grimes” saw her in similar territory—indeed, the debt owed to Berg’s score by Britten is considerable—in a pair of twentieth-century operas about alienated outsiders, disturbed by the very society that despises them. Both pieces are {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Wozzeck’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for Berg’s “Wozzeck.” The company noted that soprano Annemarie Kremer will perform the part of Marie, replacing Elena Zhidkova, who has been forced to withdraw due to illness. Kremer is a Dutch soprano who has performed with Opernhaus Dortmund, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna Volksoper, Teatro Regio di Parma, and Opera {…}

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Eva-Maria Westbroek, Johan Reuter Headline Opéra National de Paris’ ‘Wozzeck’

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(Credit: Ruth Walz / Salzburg Festival) The Opéra National de Paris is set to present William Kentridge’s production of “Wozzeck” starting on March 10, 2022. The showcase, which will be conducted by Susanna Mälkki, will star Johan Reuter in the title role with John Daszak as the Drum Major, Tansel Akzeybek as Andrès, Gerhard Siegel as Hauptmann, Falk Struckmann as {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Cancels ‘Wozzeck’ Summer HD Screening

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has canceled its Summer HD Festival screening of “Wozzeck.” The company announced that due to the effects of Ida, the Sept. 2 screening can not take place. The news comes as Hurricane Ida’s remnants caused major flooding in the tri-state area as well as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. There were at {…}

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Pendragon Press Releases New Phonetic Transcription and Translation of ‘Wozzeck’ By Soprano Jacquelyn Stucker Drye

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(Credit: Jonathan Nesteruk) American soprano Jacquelyn Stucker Drye has prepared and published a complete phonetic transcription and detailed translation of the libretto from Berg’s “Wozzeck” from German into English. “A singer’s translation and phonetic transcription of ‘Wozzeck’ does not, as yet, exist in any format whatsoever, but this resource would enable any non-German-speaking singer the opportunity to assimilate this work {…}