Original: The opera is based on the drama Woyzeck left incomplete by the German playwright Georg BÃ 1\/4 chner at his death. Berg attended the first production in Vienna of BÃ 1\/4 chner's play on 5 May 1914, and knew at once that he wanted to base an opera on it.
Simplified: Berg saw BÃ 1\/4 chner's play Woyzeck in 1914.