Wozzeck
Opera in three acts
Libretto
Alban Berg
after the tragedy WOYZECK by Georg Büchner
Premiere
14 Decemberr 1925, Berlin (Staatsoper)
Cast
WOZZECK (baritone)
DRUM-MAJOR (heroic tenor)
ANDRES (lyric tenor)
CAPTAIN (buffo tenor)
DOCTOR (buffo bass)
2 APPRENTICES (deep bass and high baritone)
IDIOT (high tenor)
MARIE (soprano)
MARGRET (contralto)
MARIE'S SON (treble)
SOLDIER (tenor)
CHORUS
Girls, wenches, youths and soldiers and children
Place
A german town with military and university
Time
1820