From the House of the Dead

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.

Directed by Stéphane Metge

Top cast

Pierre Boulez

Self - Conductor

O

Olaf Bär

Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov

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Eric Stoklossa

Alyeya

Štefan Margita

Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich

Peter Straka

The tall prisoner

V

Vladimír Chmelo

The short prisoner

S

Sulzenko Jiri

The camp commandant

Heinz Zednik

The old prisoner

John Mark Ainsley

Skuratov

J

Jan Galla

Chekunov

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Tomáš Krejčiřík

The drunken prisoner

M

Martin Bárta

The cook

V

Vratislav Kříž

The priest

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Susannah Haberfeld

A prostitute

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Marián Pavlovic

Kedril

P

Peter Hoare

Shapkin

Gerd Grochowski

Shishkov

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Andreas Conrad

Cherevin

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