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Wretches like us: the LPO’s concert Wozzeck cuts to the quick

Stéphane Degout
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Annette Dasch, Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Wozzeck at the Royal Festival Hall
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“making a 12-tone lullaby sound like a lullaby is no small achievement”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 25 April 2026
Berg, Wozzeck
Edward Gardner, Conductor
London Voices
Ilya Shagalov, Video, Director
Stéphane Degout, Wozzeck
Annette Dasch, Marie
Peter Hoare, Captain
Brindley Sherratt, Doctor
Christopher Ventris, Drum Major
Eirik Grøtvedt, Andres
Kitty Whately, Margret
Adrian Thompson, Madman
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Perception-altering Shostakovich from Serebrennikov and Petrenko
*****
Jailbird Parsifal: stellar cast transcends a problematic staging
***11
Im Zwiespalt: Don Carlo an der Wiener Staatsoper
***11
Gezogene Zähne: Schnittkes Leben mit einem Idioten am Opernhaus Zürich
***11
Doch nur ein Kostümschinken: Don Carlo enttäuscht an der Staatsoper
**111
Figaro im Kellerloch: radikale Mozart-Premiere an der Komischen Oper
****1
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