Wozzeck

1987 recording of Wozzeck by the Vienna State Opera with Claudio Abbado conducting. Based upon Georg Büchner's 1837 play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck details the harsh existence of the title character, a former soldier in the German army who has to struggle mightily to make a living, even as others around him prosper.

Cast

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Franz Grundheber

Wozzeck

Walter Raffeiner

Der Tambourmajor

Philip Langridge

Andres

Heinz Zednik

Der Hauptmann

Aage Haugland

Der Doktor

Anna Gonda

Marguerete

Hildegard Behrens

Marie