Symposium 100 Years of Wozzeck

On the last weekend in November, the State Opera and Humboldt University are hosting a symposium entitled ‘100 Years of Wozzeck’. In lectures and discussions, academics and experts will shed light on the literary, musical and historical facets of this key work of modernism.


To mark this centennial, scholars will explore the story behind the opera, the libretto, and the music and highlight in lectures and podium discussions various aspects and facets of this extraordinary work, which returns to the stage of the Staatsoper to mark the centennial with the production directed by Andrea Breth and conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Programme highlights

• Frieder von Ammon on the libretto and literary source material
  
• Klaus Lippe on the visual aspects of the score
  
• Ullrich Scheideler on musical modernism: “only expression, no superfluous fat, no ornamentation”
  
• Alina Bernholt on Marie’s reading of the Bible
  
• Kordula Knaus on Berg’s approaches to music education Reenactment: Alban Berg's own lecture – recited by Martin Eybl, accompanied by Elias Corrinth
  
• Detlef Giese on the 1925 premiere and the performance history• Nastasia Heckendorff on the direction of the premiere
  
• Morten Grage on the Berlin reception of Wozzeck in the 1920s/30s
  

Conclusion: Discussion with the speakers Location: Apollosaal, Staatsoper Unter den Linden


Time: Saturday & Sunday from 10:00 a.m.
Admission: free, no registration required


The symposium opens up a space for reflection, contextualisation and current dialogue about one of the most influential works in music history.


(IN GERMAN)