The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck

Overview

Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie. Groundbreaking visual artist and director William Kentridge unveils a bold new staging set in an apocalyptic wasteland.

Directed by Gary Halvorson

Top cast

Peter Mattei

Wozzeck

Elza van den Heever

Marie

Gerhard Siegel

The Captain

Christian van Horn

The Doctor

Tamara Mumford

Margret

C

Christopher Ventris

Drum-Major

A

Andrew Staples

Andres

Eric Owens

Self - Host

C

Christopher Ventris

The Drum-Major

David Crawford

Apprentice

M

Miles Mykkanen

Apprentice

Brenton Ryan

The Fool

D

Daniel Clark Smith

A Soldier

G

Gregory Warren

A Townsman

E

Eliot Flowers

Marie's child

MET Orchestra

Details