Wozzeck 2001
Jealousy and a blood-red moon…
…lead to madness and murder. Bold, intense, gripping-and utterly unforgettable. A true 20th century masterpiece.
Synopsis
Act I
Wozzeck, a lowly soldier, astounds his Captain with a Biblical defense of his common-law marriage to Marie and of their illegitimate young son. Mentally unstable, Wozzeck hallucinates about the menace of a setting sun. To help support his family, he allows himself to be the guinea pig in a doctor’s unorthodox experiments. Marie meanwhile has been flirting with a dashing Drum Major whom she invites to seduce her.
Act II
Wozzeck gives Marie his wages, which makes her feel guilty about having accepted earrings from the Drum Major. The Captain and the Doctor taunt Wozzeck about Marie’s infidelity. When Wozzeck starts to strike Marie, she says she would rather have a knife in her breast than his hand upon her. Later he is further enraged when he spies Marie and the Drum Major passionately embracing in a lurid waltz. In the barracks, Wozzeck prays for deliverance from temptation. The Drum Major comes in boasting of his conquest of Marie. Wozzeck tries to attack him but is soundly beaten.
Act III
Marie reads to her child from the Bible and prays for mercy. At dusk Wozzeck leads Marie along a forest path near a pond. The sight of the moon rising blood-red goads him into stabbing Marie. Later Wozzeck searches the pond for the bloody knife and he drowns. In front of Marie’s house, her son rides a hobbyhorse. Other children run in with news that his mother is dead.
Artists
Håkan Hagegård
Baritone
Wozzeck
Håkan Hagegård
Hometown: Sunne, Sweden
SFO Debut:
Figaro, The Barber of Seville, 1981
Past Seasons:
Wozzeck, Wozzeck, 2001
Officer, A Dream Play, 1998
Anne Schwanewilms
Soprano
Marie
Anne Schwanewilms
Hometown: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
SFO Debut:
Marie, Wozzeck, 2001
Ragnar Ulfung
Tenor
The Captain
Ragnar Ulfung
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
SFO Debut:
Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1966
Past Seasons:
Herod, Salome, 2006
Captain, Wozzeck, 2001
Aegisth, Elektra, 2000
Bill-Poster/Dean of Law, A Dream Play, 1998
Herod, Salome, 1995
Ambrogio, The Barber of Seville, 1994
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1993
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Alfred, Die Fledermaus, 1988
Jedediah Potter, The Black Mask, 1988
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1987
Alfred, Die Fledermaus, 1986
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
Pollux, Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Pollux, Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
Benoit, La bohème, 1981
Sellem, The Rake’s Progress, 1981
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1980
Aegisth, Elektra, 1980
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1979
Herod, Salome, 1979
Herod, Salome, 1978
Fadinard, The Italian Straw Hat, 1977
Herod, Salome, 1976
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1974
Vicomte Cascada, The Merry Widow, 1973
Herod, Salome, 1972
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1969
Herod, Salome, 1969
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1968
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Officer, Cardillac, 1967
Herod, Salome, 1967
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Judith Christin
Mezzo-soprano
Margret
Judith Christin
Hometown: Providence, RI
SFO Debut:
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Past Seasons:
Duchess of Krakenthorp, Daughter of the Regiment, 2015
Mrs. Herring, Albert Herring, 2010
Mrs. Sedley, Peter Grimes, 2005
Larina, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (June 28 -July 19)
Meg Page, Falstaff, 2001
Margret, Wozzeck, 2001
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 2000 (August 1 – 25)
Princess Bozena Cuddenstein zu Chlumetz, Countess Maritza, 1999
Mother Marie of the Incarnation, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
Stage Door Keeper, A Dream Play, 1998
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1998
Adelaide von Waldner, Arabella, 1997
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1997
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1996
Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, 1996
Princess Bozena Cuddenstein zu Chlumetz, Countess Maritza, 1995
Mrs. Gray, Modern Painters, 1995
Berta, The Barber of Seville, 1994
Fanny, Intermezzo, 1994
Second Lady, The Magic Flute, 1993
Third Player, The Protagonist, 1993
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1990
Mirza, Judith, 1990
Mrs. Chin/Housekeeper, A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
La Baronne, Chérubin, 1989
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1988
Rosa Sacchi, The Black Mask, 1988
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Carlotta, Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Alkmene, Die Liebe Der Danae, 1985
Junon, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Fidalma, Il matrimonio segreto, 1984
Second Lady, The Magic Flute, 1984
Junon, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1983
Mrs. Grose, The Turn of the Screw, 1983
Alkmene, Die Liebe Der Danae, 1982
Eric Halfvarson
Bass-baritone
The Doctor
Eric Halfvarson
Hometown: Aurora, IL
SFO Debut:
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
Prince Gremin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 12 – August 22)
Doctor, Wozzeck, 2001
La Roche, Capriccio, 1993
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Morosus, Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
Jay Hunter Morris
Tenor
The Drum Major
Jay Hunter Morris
Hometown: Paris, TX
SFO Debut:
Drum Major, Wozzeck, 2001
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1990, 1991
Past Seasons:
Teague, Cold Mountain, 2015
Trin, La fanciulla del West, 1991
Anthony Laciura
Tenor
The Fool
Anthony Laciura
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
SFO Debut:
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1986
Past Seasons:
Bardolfo, Falstaff, 2001
Madman, Wozzeck, 2001
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1998
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1996
Sellem, The Rake’s Progress, 1996
Nick, La fanciulla del West, 1995
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1995
Spoletta, Tosca, 1994
Stroh, Intermezzo, 1994
Alcindoro, La bohème, 1990 (June 29 – August 21)
Dance Master, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Tenor Actor, A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Ivan, The Nose, 1987
Arnalta, L’incoronazione di Poppea, 1986
Michael Smallwood
Tenor
Andres
Michael Smallwood
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
SFO Debut:
Váňa Kudrjáš, Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2001
Past Seasons:
Ferrando, Così fan tutte, 2003 (August 22)
Marzio, Mitridate, 2001
Andres, Wozzeck, 2001
James Lynn
Bass
First Apprentice
James Lynn
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2000, 2001
Past Seasons:
First Apprentice, Wozzeck, 2001
Jan Kvistborg
Tenor
Second Apprentice
Jan Kvistborg
Hometown: Denmark
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2000, 2001
Past Seasons:
Second Apprentice, Wozzeck, 2001
Sean Fallen
Tenor
A Soldier
Sean Fallen
Hometown: Jefferson City, MO
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2000, 2001
Past Seasons:
A Soldier, Wozzeck, 2001
Vladimir Jurowski
Conductor
Vladimir Jurowski
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia
SFO Debut:
Wozzeck, 2001
Daniel Slater
Director
Daniel Slater
Hometown: London, England
SFO Debut:
Wozzeck, 2001
Past Seasons:
Salome, 2015
Wozzeck, 2011
Robert Innes Hopkins
Scenic and Costume Designer
Robert Innes Hopkins
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
Scenic & Costume Designer, Wozzeck, 2001
Past Seasons:
Scenic Designer, The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2018
Scenic & Costume Designer, Wozzeck, 2011
Scenic & Costume Designer, Billy Budd, 2008
Scenic & Costume Designer, Peter Grimes, 2005
Scenic Designer, Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Scenic Designer, The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2002
Rick Fisher
Lighting Designer
Rick Fisher
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
SFO Debut:
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, 2021
The Pearl Fishers, 2019
Madame Butterfly, 2018
Daughter of the Regiment, 2015
Rigoletto, 2015
Salome, 2015
The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 2013
The Pearl Fishers, 2012
La bohème, 2011
The Last Savage, 2011
Wozzeck, 2011
Madame Butterfly, 2010
Albert Herring, 2010
Billy Budd, 2008
Radamisto, 2008
La bohème, 2007
Tea: A Mirror of Soul, 2007
Daphne, 2007
Peter Grimes, 2005
La sonnambula, 2004
Intermezzo, 2003
Madame Mao, 2003
La clemenza di Tito, 2002
La Traviata, 2002
Wozzeck, 2001
Sara Rudner
Choreographer
Sara Rudner
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Beatrice and Benedict, 1998
Past Seasons:
Salome, 2006
Turandot, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004
Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Wozzeck, 2001
Robert Wood
Chorus Master
Robert Wood
Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH
SFO Debut:
Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2004
Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
La sonnambula, 2004
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