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From the House of the Dead
From the House of the Dead

FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD

Directed by Patrice Chéreau
France, 2008
Music, Drama

Synopsis

An opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček. The libretto was translated and adapted by the composer from the 1862 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was the composer’s last opera, premiered on 12 April 1930, two years after his death.

Synopsis

An opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček. The libretto was translated and adapted by the composer from the 1862 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was the composer’s last opera, premiered on 12 April 1930, two years after his death.