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Woyzeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔʏtsɛk]) is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil Franzos, [1] and was first performed at the Residence Theatre in Munich on ...
- Georg Büchner, Otto C. A. Zur Nedden
- 1879
Woyzeck, dramatic fragment by Georg Büchner, written between 1835 and 1837; it was discovered and published posthumously in 1879 as Wozzek and first performed in 1913. Best known as the libretto for Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck (performed 1925), the work was published in a revised version in 1922.
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Jul 30, 2020 · Woyzeck originated in Büchner’s reworking the details of three case histories of soldiers who murdered their mistresses. These crimes formed the basis for the playwright’s consideration of the conjunction between environment and psychology behind such violent acts.
Georg Büchner was born on October 17, 1813, in what was then part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (part of modern-day Riedstadt in Germany). He attended the Darmstadt gymnasium, a secondary school, where he became interested in politics. He moved to Strasbourg in 1831 to study medicine.
Woyzeck becomes irate and runs off. His anger and paranoia continue to grow. After he catches Marie and the drum major dancing together at the inn, he is tormented by visions of the couple together, and he starts to hear voices telling him to stab Marie in retaliation.
May 1, 2015 · Woyzeck was first published in 1879 in a heavily reworked version by Karl Emil Franzos. It received its first performance on November 8 1913 at the Residenztheater, Munich. Woyzeck concerns the dehumanising effects of doctors, the military, and women on a young man’s life.
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Austrian composer Alban Berg finished his opera version of the play, Wozzeck, in 1922, and it was first performed in 1925. In order to retain Buchner's disjointed, melancholic feel, Berg makes extensive use of atonality and rejects the standard forms of aria and trio in favor of abstract instrumental music.
