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.
Cast
Self - Conductor
Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov
Alyeya
Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich
The tall prisoner
The short prisoner
The camp commandant
The old prisoner
Skuratov
Chekunov
The drunken prisoner
The cook