Product Description

In his autobiography Opera Years Rolf Liebermann wrote: Of all the film versions of operas in which I was involved, my favourite has always been Wozzeck, mainly because the interpreters and location were so convincingly authentic." And truly, this film a

Review

Visually superb, and muscially impressive. A wonderful performance, rich in verbal detail and beautifully sung. -- OPERA NEWS July 2007

The DVD includes an audio track on which you can hear the score without dialogue or sound effects, making all the more apparent the influence of Berg's operas on the intricate, heavy-panting, expressionistic language of Rosenman's orchestral writing, something the Juilliard-trained composer readily acknowledged. -- Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed, June 17th, 2007