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From the House of the Dead

From the House of the Dead

Leos Janáček’s opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on November 15th, 2017
Nov 15, 2017 1h 40m
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Synopsis

Condensing the life stories – memories of prison in Silesia – related by Dostoyevsky in his work The House of the Dead, Leoš Janáček composed an opera filled with burning desire and longing. Contagious savagery, cruelty and brutality are exacerbated by the confines of the prison. However, within its concrete walls emerge both tenderness and cruelty at the sight of an injured bird; a multitude of stories and highly personal monologues. With this production, first performed at the Wiener Festwochen in 2007, the Paris Opera pays tribute to Patrice Chéreau.

Title From the House of the Dead
Companies Opéra National de Paris
Countries France
Keywords opera, live performance
Willard White

Willard White

Alexandre Petrovitch Goriantchikov
Štefan Margita

Štefan Margita

Filka Morosov
Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Self - Conductor

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