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.

Genres

Cast

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Philip Langridge

Andres

Heinz Zednik

Der Hauptmann

Aage Haugland

Der Doktor

Hildegard Behrens

Marie