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Story summary
- Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck shocked audiences with its modern approach to form and sound, premiering in Berlin 100 years ago.
- The opera tells a tragic story of a soldier driven to murder by madness, showing a pivotal moment when the orchestra shifts from a cold observer to expressing grief.
- The emotional climax, set in D minor, resonates with Gustav Mahler’s late-Romantic style, showing that genuine emotion remains timeless.
