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
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
Vladimír Chmelo
as The short prisoner
Sulzenko Jiri
as The camp commandant
Heinz Zednik
as The old prisoner
John Mark Ainsley
as Skuratov
Jan Galla
as Chekunov
Tomáš Krejčiřík
as The drunken prisoner
Martin Bárta
as The cook
