From the House of the Dead

From the House of the Dead (2007)

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.

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  • Release Date: 2007-07-20
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Stéphane Metge

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Cast

  • 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

  • Tomáš Krejčiřík

    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

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