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Wozzeck

SCHEDULE

  • Sat, 15 November 2025, 14:00
  • Tue, 18 November 2025, 14:00
  • Thu, 20 November 2025, 19:00
  • Sat, 22 November 2025, 14:00
  • Mon, 24 November 2025, 14:00
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2025/2026 SEASON

New Production

Music by Alban Berg
Opera in 3 Acts
Sung in German with English and Japanese surtitles

bunkacho_geijutsusai_symbolmark.gifThe 80th ACA National Arts Festival

OPERA PALACE

15 Nov - 24 Nov, 2025 ( 5 Performances )

Running time is to be announced.

Booking Opens: Sat, 13 Sep 2025, 10:00am

DETAILS

A new production of Wozzeck presented by Artistic Director Kazushi Ono who focuses on 20th-century opera. The only completed opera by Austrian composer Alban Berg of the Second Viennese School, Wozzeck is a stunning work conveying the emotional turmoil and downfall of a destitute soldier. Considered a monumental work of 20th-century opera, this popular work has been repeatedly performed worldwide. The original play, Woyzeck, was written, but never completed, by German playwright Georg Büchner (1813-1837) loosely based on records of psychiatric evaluations of Johann Woyzeck, the aggressor in a murder case that occurred in Leipzig in 1821. After seeing the play in Vienna in 1914, Berg reimagined the work as an opera but was then drawn into World War I as a soldier the following year. Composed between 1917 and 1921 after the completion of Berg's military duties, Wozzeck was also likely influenced by Berg's own experiences of daily hardships as a soldier. Berg utilizes a technique between song and speech called sprechgesang or sprechstimme. As the dramatic tension grows, a man unable to escape from poverty relays his story of falling into depression after learning of his wife's infidelity.

Charismatic British director Richard Jones is responsible for the production. The challenging role of Wozzeck, which demands advanced musical techniques, is performed by internationally renowned star Thomas Johannes Mayer who also appeared in the same role with the New National Theatre Tokyo in 2009. The role of Hauptmann is brought to life by Arnold Bezuyen, one of the world's greatest character tenors, while Tambourmajor is portrayed by John Daszak, who is particularly impressive in the role, and Marie is performed by Jennifer Davis, who is known for her incredible dramatic expression. This production is conducted by Artistic Director Kazushi Ono himself.

SYNOPSIS

An honest man transformed from a barber into a soldier, Wozzeck is living in poverty with his common-law wife, Marie, and their only son. Now subject to the whims of his superior, the Hauptmann, and the Doktor with megalomaniac tendencies, Wozzeck grows mentally unstable and falls into delusions. Weary of life with her husband, Marie begins an affair with the Tambourmajor. Although suspicious of his wife, Wozzeck does not challenge the Tambourmajor but simply sinks into despair. Just as Marie regrets her sin and offers prayers to God, Wozzeck attacks her with a knife.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: ONO Kazushi
Production: Richard JONES
Set and Costume Design: Antony McDONALD
Lighting Design: Lucy CARTER

CAST

Wozzeck: Thomas Johannes MAYER
Tambourmajor: John DASZAK
Andres:
ITO Tatsundo
Hauptmann:
Arnold BEZUYEN
Doktor:
TSUMAYA Hidekazu
1. Handwerksbursch:
OTSUKA Hiroaki
2. Handwerksbursch:
HAGIWARA Jun
Der Narr:
AOCHI Hideyuki
Marie:
Jennifer DAVIS
Margret:
GOKE Akiko

Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus
Children's Chorus: TOKYO FM Boys Choir
Orchestra: Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • ONO Kazushi
    Conductor
    ONO Kazushi
    Richard JONES
    Production
    Richard JONES
  • Thomas Johannes MAYER
    Wozzeck
    Thomas Johannes MAYER
    John DASZAK
    Tambourmajor
    John DASZAK
    ITO Tatsundo
    Andres
    ITO Tatsundo
    Arnold BEZUYEN
    Hauptmann
    Arnold BEZUYEN
    TSUMAYA Hidekazu
    Doktor
    TSUMAYA Hidekazu
    OTSUKA Hiroaki
    1. Handwerksbursch
    OTSUKA Hiroaki
    HAGIWARA Jun
    2. Handwerksbursch
    HAGIWARA Jun
    AOCHI Hideyuki
    Der Narr
    AOCHI Hideyuki
    Jennifer DAVIS
    Marie
    Jennifer DAVIS
    GOKE Akiko
    Margret
    GOKE Akiko

TICKETS

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    ¥29,700
  • A
    ¥24,200
  • B
    ¥17,600
  • C
    ¥11,000
  • D
    ¥7,700
  • Z
    ¥1,650
SEATING PLAN

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10:00 - 18:00

Booking Opens: Sat, 13 Sep 2025, 10:00am

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

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