From the House of the Dead

Name: From the House of the Dead
Director: Stéphane Metge
Genre: Music
Released: 2007-07-20
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Pierre Boulez, Olaf Bär, Eric Stoklossa, Štefan Margita, Peter Straka

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2007 · 100 min · Music

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

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