29th October

Concert will begin at 17:55 hours GMT

Berg's 'Wozzeck' with Volle, Saccà, Laurenz and Merbeth from Milan

Berg's 'Wozzeck' is an opera. The plot depicts the everyday life of soldiers and the townspeople of a rural German-speaking town. Prominent themes of militarism, callousness, social exploitation, and a casual sadism are brutally and uncompromisingly presented. Performers:

Wozzeck: Michael Volle.
Drum Major: Roberto Saccà.
Andres: Michael Laurenz.
Captain: Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke.
Doctor: Alain Coulombe.
Two boys: Andreas Hörl, Modestas Sedlevicius.
Madman: Rudolf Johann Schasching.
Marie: Ricarda Merbeth.
Margret, Marie-Ange Todorovitch.
Marie's son: Alberto Galli.
Soldier: Sascha Kramer.

Teatro alla Scala Children's Choir, Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher.