On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere (in English)
On this day in 1970 the Metropolitan Opera presented new productions of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.
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.
This week’s feature is a classic Salzburger Festspiele performance from 1959 with the all-star cast of Leopold Simoneau, Lisa Della Casa, Kurt Böhme, Erika Köth, Walter Berry, Hans Hotter, Graziella Sciutti and Karl Dönch conducted by George Szell.
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