Janacek: From The House Of The Dead

Petrovic - Olaf Bar, Alejeja - Eric Stoklossa, Filka Morozov - Stefan Margita, Tall Prisoner -Peter Straka, Short Prisoner - Vladimir Chmelo, Commandant - Jiri Sulzenko, Old Prisoner - Heinz Zednik, Skuratov - John Mark Ainsley, Cekunov - Jan Galla, etc. Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Conductor - Pierre Boulez, Stage Director - Patrice Chereau, Film Director - Stephane Metge.

Gramophone DVD of the Month - November 2008
This production of Janácek’s final opera, recorded at the 2007 Aix-en-Provence Festival, marks the much-anticipated reunion of conductor Pierre Boulez and director Patrice Chéreau, whose 1976 Bayreuth Ring cycle remains a landmark production.
excerpt from Wholenote Magazine, July 2008

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