Released:
2007-07-20

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.

Director:
Stéphane Metge

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Pierre Boulez
  as
  Self - Conductor
• 
  Olaf Bär
  as
  Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov
• 
  Eric Stoklossa
  as
  Alyeya
• 
  Štefan Margita
  as
  Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich
• 
  Peter Straka
  as
  The tall prisoner