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

Franz Grundheber

Walter Raffeiner

Philip Langridge

Heinz Zednik

Aage Haugland

Anna Gonda

Hildegard Behrens