On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere (in English)
On this day in 1952, the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of La forza del destino.
On this day in 1966 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Elektra.
On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere.
Sixty years ago today, Berg’s Wozzeck was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera.
“I will never sing the role again. It was frightful. We were a set of madwomen…There is nothing beyond Elektra. We have lived and reached the furthest boundaries in dramatic writing for the voice with Wagner. But Richard Strauss goes beyond him. His singing voices are lost. We have come to a full stop.”
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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