Organization

Singer

Soprano

Elza van den Heever

Marie

Contralto

Tamara Mumford

Margret

Tenor

Christopher Ventris

Drum Major

Gerhard Siegel

Captain

Andrew Staples

Andres

Baritone

Peter Mattei

Wozzeck

Bass

Christian Van Horn

Doctor

Richard Bernstein

First apprentice

David Crawford

Miles Mykkanen

Second apprentice

Brenton Ryan

The madman

Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Stage director

William Kentridge

Luc de Wit

Set designer

Sabine Theunissen

Costume designer

Greta Goiris

Video designer

Catherine Meyburgh

Lighting designer

Urs Schönebaum

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

German

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Only two seasons into his tenure as the Met’s Jeannette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has already proven himself a master across a wide range of repertory—from classics by Italian, French, and German composers to more adventurous operas from the 20th century. During the 2019–20 season, Maestro Nézet-Séguin took the podium to lead a powerful new production of Berg’s shocking modern masterpiece Wozzeck, directed by innovative artist, filmmaker, and director William Kentridge. In this performance from the Live in HD series, baritone Peter Mattei stars as the title character, making his role debut as the tormented soldier whose madness and paranoia ultimately drive him to murder. The exceptional cast also features soprano Elza van den Heever as Wozzeck’s dissatisfied lover, Marie, and tenors Gerhard Siegel and Christopher Ventris and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as his ruthless persecutors.

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