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From the House of the Dead (2007)
Directed by Stéphane Metge
Overview
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.
Actors
Pierre Boulez | Olaf Bär | Eric Stoklossa | Štefan Margita | Peter Straka | Vladimír Chmelo | Sulzenko Jiri | Heinz Zednik | John Mark Ainsley | Jan Galla | Tomás Krejcirík | Martin Bárta | Vratislav Kříž | Susannah Haberfeld | Marián Pavlovic | Peter Hoare | Gerd Grochowski | Andreas Conrad