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Opera

Wozzeck
Alban Berg
Alain Altinoglu, Christophe Coppens

Presentation
Opera

When composer Alban Berg saw Georg Büchner’s fragmentary theatre text performed in 1914, it inspired him to create an absolute masterpiece. Raw and unfiltered, Wozzeck shows us the dehumanization of a vulnerable individual who craves recognition and connection but is systematically rejected and abused.

In this new production, music director Alain Altinoglu and stage director Christophe Coppens delve deeper into the turbulent emotions of the soldier Wozzeck. As a maelstrom of violence and isolation gradually blurs the boundaries between past and present, reality and imagination, his splintered psyche slides towards a single inevitable thought: murder. When it premiered in 1925, Berg’s opera caused a real sensation. A century later, this haunting work proves that it has lost none of its relevance.

Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the Young Opera Night (10.11.2026) and we treat you to a personal welcome, a free drink, a free digital programme book and an after-event or other surprise.

Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Prices

Young Opera / -18: € 10 › 50
-30: € 10 › 75
Standard: € 15 › 175

For its opera performances, La Monnaie applies a system of variable pricing: the ticket prices rise according to supply and demand.

Language

Sung in German
Surtitles in Dutch, French and English

Presentation

Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance
–
Meet the artists 22.11.2026

Language

Recommended age:
16+

More info

Content warning

This production contains explicit scenes of violence and sexual violence

PROGRAMME BOOKLET

Buy the programme for this production (€10) online and collect it at La Monnaie or at MM Tickets from one week before opening night. You will also receive a free digital copy by email two weeks before the premiere.

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Dates & tickets

Dates & Tickets

Cast
Cast

Oper in drei Akten
Text von Alban Berg,
nach dem Drama Woyzeck von Georg Büchner
Musik von Alban Berg
Premiere Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 14.12.1925

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU Director, Set, Costume & Lighting DesignerCHRISTOPHE COPPENS Set Design CollaboratorI.S.M.ARCHITECTEN

DramaturgesREINDER POLS, LALINA GODDARD Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE

WozzeckSCOTT HENDRICKSMarieJENNIFER HOLLOWAYHauptmannMATTHIAS WOHLBRECHTDoktorMAGNUS PIONTEKTambourmajorCHRISTOPHER SOKOLOWSKIAndresDENZIL DELAEREMargaretRINAT SHAHAMErster HandwerksburschTREVOR ELIOT BOWESZweiter HandwerksburschLEANDER CARLIER° Der NarrLOGAN LOPEZ GONZALEZ°Ein SoldatAARON McINNIS

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
La Monnaie Children's and Youth Choirs, prepared by Benoît Giaux

°MM Laureate

ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE

In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter

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