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Wozzeck

Live music & concerts

Last updated date : 28/08/2024

In the 20th century, Alban Berg’s Wozzeck elicited a wave of shock; the tragic force of its plot and music produces similar fascination today. For this intense, striking piece featuring baritone and repertoire aficionado Stéphane Degout in one of the greatest roles in opera history, the director drew inspiration from the web of lies spun in The Truman Show.

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After a 20-year absence, Alban Berg’s first opera is making its Lyon comeback with Daniele Rustioni as musical director. Set between the two World Wars, this dazzling adaptation of Georg Büchner’s play revolves around the cruel treatment inflicted to Wozzeck, the local scapegoat. “To some, the Earth is hot as Hell… Man is an abyss, and I turn giddy when I look down into it.”
The harshness of the world transpires through the music’s amazingly compelling architecture and unique expressiveness.
Richard Brunel and set designer Étienne Pluss’ work highlights the way the piece remains relevant: Wozzeck runs through the corridors of a mental maze representing our society, in a world of acute surveillance and manipulation. This wild-eyed drama on human condition features two strong and powerful soloists, including Canadian soprano Ambur Braid, whose performance in The Woman Without a Shadow at the Lyon Opera in 2023 was already met with acclaim.

New production
Coproduction with the Royal Swedish Opera

An opera by Alan Berg
Musical director : Daniele Rustioni
Director : Richard Brunel
Lyon Opera Orchestra, Choir and Lyon Opera studio soloists

Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes - No intermission

Practical information

Address

Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er

Languages

German

Prices

From 10 to 116€.
Lyon City Card et Lyon City Card 365 : 15% off on all the programming from €10, except on December 31st.
1 ticket per person / per show
Ticket sales at the box office and by telephone.
Withdrawal on presentation of Lyon City Card
More information from the Opera.

Openings

From Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 October 2024, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between 8 pm and 9.35 pm.

From Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 October 2024, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 8 pm and 9.35 pm.

Monday 14 October 2024 between 8 pm and 9.35 pm.

Live music & concerts

Wozzeck

The Lyon Opera House

Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er

04 69 85 54 54

www.opera-lyon.com/en

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