From the House of the Dead
Set in a Siberian prison camp, Janacek's final opera centers on the experiences of recent arrival Alexandre Petrovitch Goriantchikov (Olaf Bar), a nobleman who finds relief from the harsh conditions in the friendship of the illiterate Alyeya (Eric Stoklossa). Recorded at the Grand Theatre de Provence, this stage production is directed by the well-respected Patrice Chereau and features famed conductor Pierre Boulez. Filmed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on 20 July 2007.
From the House of the Dead
July 20, 2007
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Cast (18)
Pierre Boulez
Self - Conductor
Olaf Bär
Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov
Eric Stoklossa
Alyeya
Štefan Margita
Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich
Peter Straka
The tall prisoner
Vladimír Chmelo
The short prisoner
Sulzenko Jiri
The camp commandant
Heinz Zednik
The old prisoner
John Mark Ainsley
Skuratov
Jan Galla
Chekunov
Tomás Krejcirík
The drunken prisoner
Martin Bárta
The cook
Vratislav Kříž
The priest
Susannah Haberfeld
A prostitute
Marián Pavlovic
Kedril
Peter Hoare
Shapkin
Gerd Grochowski
Shishkov
Andreas Conrad
Cherevin
Crew (4)
Directing
Patrice Chéreau
Stage Director
Stéphane Metge
Director
Writing
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Leoš Janáček
Writer