Music as a Mirror of History Season 1 Episode 20 Berg: Wozzeck (1922)
- TV-PG
- November 1, 2016
- 44 min
In assessing Berg€™s operatic masterwork, investigate the aftermath of World War I in Germany and its imprint on the opera-a psychological climate of rage, disillusion, and alienation in the wake of the war€™s barbarity and hypocrisy. Observe how Berg€™s own wartime experience linked him with the life of Franz Wozzeck, the opera€™s protagonist.