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Canadian Opera Company triumphs with Kentridge’s brilliantly conceived Wozzeck

Ambur Braid (Marie)
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Michael Kupfer-Radecky (Wozzeck) and Anthony Robin Schneider (Doctor)
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Ambur Braid (Marie) and Matthew Cairns (Drum Major)
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Anthony Robin Schneider (Doctor) and Michael Schade (Captain)
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Michael Kupfer-Radecky (Wozzeck)
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“if Wozzeck explores aspects of humanity’s inhumanity, Kentridge’s staging adds further layers”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 25 April 2025
Berg, Wozzeck
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Conductor
William Kentridge, Director
Sabine Theunissen, Set Designer
Greta Goiris, Costume Designer
Urs Schönebaum, Lighting Designer
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Luc De Wit, Director
Catherine Meyburgh, Projection designer
Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Wozzeck
Ambur Braid, Marie
Michael Schade, Captain
Anthony Robin Schneider, Doctor
Matthew Cairns, Drum major
Owen McCausland, Andres
Krisztina Szabó, Margret
Michael Colvin, Madman
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