From the House of the Dead - La Monnaie / De Munt

The story

Posthumously premiered in 1930, From the House of the Dead derives from Dostoevsky’s autobiographical 1862 novel that drew on his experience as a political prisoner in Siberia. Janáček focuses on Dostoevsky’s idea of the “spark of God” in every human being that has the potential to redeem even the most hardened criminal.

Cast & crew

Willard WhiteGoryančikov

Pascal Charbonneau

Pascal CharbonneauAljeja

Štefan MargitaFilka

Nicky Spence

Nicky SpenceTall Prisoner / Nikita

Alexander Vassiliev

Alexander VassilievPrison Governor

Graham Clark

Graham ClarkElderly Prisoner

Ivan LudlowPrisoner / Čekunov / Cook

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts

Jeffrey Lloyd-RobertsDrunk Prisoner

Ales Jenis

Ales JenisBlacksmith / Don Juan

Pavlo Hunka

Pavlo HunkaŠiškov / Priest

Florian Hoffmann

Florian HoffmannPrisoner

Natascha Petrinsky

Natascha PetrinskyProstitute