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
Olaf Bär
Eric Stoklossa
Štefan Margita
Peter Straka
Vladimír Chmelo
Sulzenko Jiri
Heinz Zednik
John Mark Ainsley
Jan Galla
Tomás Krejcirík
Martin Bárta
Vratislav Kříž
Susannah Haberfeld
Marián Pavlovic
Peter Hoare
Gerd Grochowski
Andreas Conrad