Leos Janacek - From the House of Dead / MCO, ASC, Boulez, Chereau
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Janác ek s rarely performed final opera From the House ofthe Dead is brought to the stage by acclaimed directorPatrice Chéreau and legendary conductor Pierre Boulez,serving as the third collaboration between the celebratedteam behind the famous best-selling DVD Ring also on DG.This production, commissioned by the Aix-en-ProvenceFestival, has been widely hailed as one of the operatichighlights of the new millennium. Harrowing and unforgettable; one of the great Janác ekinterpretations of our time. The… Product details and pricing info |
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6 Customer Reviews Posted
- A powerful Z Mrtvého Domu
- This is the best opera DVD I watched lately.
From the House of the Dead is a great 20th century opera, realizing miraculously the essence of Dostoevsky novel Notes from the Dead House. There is no narrative to the opera as a whole, but individual characters narrate episodes in their lives, which are focused on the reasons for their imprisonment.
The very unique team of conductor Pierre Boulez and stage director Patrice Chereau has done it again after their legendary collaboration in the late seventies Bayreuth Ring. This is a powerful and very moving production of the opera. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra plays outstandingly for Boulez, who said lately that this is the last opera production he will participate. From the House of the Dead is definitely a great choice. Every one in the large cast of male singers is excellent both in singing and acting. Boulez and Chereau decision to give the role of the young prisoner Aleyeya to a tenor (The young German tenor Erik Stokloßa) proves to be a brilliant idea. One should mention John Mark Ainsley who does an especially great job as Skuratov.
Urgently recommended!! - 2008-04-22, 18 of 18 people found this review helpful, Rated:
