From the House of the Dead

July. 20,2007

Rating：

8.5

Genre：

Music

Keywords：

Opera

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Pierre Boulez as Self - Conductor

Štefan Margita as Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich

Heinz Zednik as The old prisoner

John Mark Ainsley as Skuratov

Gerd Grochowski as Shishkov

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