Manfred Gurlitt
06.09.1890—29.04.1972

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Manfred Gurlitt
Wozzeck

Work Details
Year of composition: 1923/1924
Subtitle: Musikalische Tragödie in 18 Szenen und 1 Epilog
Composer: Manfred Gurlitt
Text Source: "Woyzeck"
Librettist: Manfred Gurlitt
Parts: Wozzeck, Bassbariton / Marie, Sopran / Hauptmann, Bassbariton / Doktor, Tenor / Andres, Tenor / Tambourmajor, hoher Bariton / Margaret, Mezzosopran / Alte Frau, Alt / Jude, Tenor / Ein Mädchen, Sopran / 2 Sprechrollen
Choir: SATB
Instrumentation details: 3·3·3·3 - 4·3·3·1 - timp., perc. - hp., cel., pno. - str.
Scenery: 10
Duration (min): 90

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World Première
Location: Stadttheater Bremen / Germany
Date: 22.04.1926
Conductor: Manfred Gurlitt
Scenery: Willy Becker
Main Soloists: Theo Thement - Wozzeck; Maria Hartow - Marie; Hans Depser - Doktor; Lars Boelicke - Andres; Rudolf Lazer - Hauptmann; Philipp Kraus - Tambourmajor, Elly Krasser - Margaret; Else Blume - alte Frau; Willy Birkenfeld - Jude
Work Introduction

The "other" Wozzeck

Anyone who knows Manfred Gurlitt (and how many really know him?) will be aware that he composed an opera based on Büchner's Wozzeck (1921-1925). In contrast to Alban Berg's setting of the same text, Gurlitt interprets the drama with little structural, harmonic or [...]

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