Janacek From The House Of The Dead Boule [DVD]

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Jan\xe1\xe8ek\u2019s rarely performed final opera From the House of the Dead is brought to the stage by acclaimed director Patrice Ch\xe9reau and legendary conductor Pierre Boulez\r
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This is the third collaboration between Ch\xe9reau and Boulez, the celebrated team behind the famous, best-selling DVD Ring also on DG\r
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To be released in March 2008 to tie in with its broadcast on Arte. Additional performances of the production are scheduled for the Metropolitan Opera in November and December 2009 and at La Scala in January 2010 (to be confirmed)\r
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The House of the Dead will be televised on ARTE on 10 March 2008\r
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The production, commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence Festival, has been widely hailed as one of the operatic highlights of the new millennium. \u201cA momentous experience\u201d is how The Guardian describes it\r
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\u201cHarrowing and unforgettable; one of the great Jan\xe1\xe8ek interpretations of our time.\u201d (The Guardian)\r
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Boulez\u2019s contribution to the production has been equally highly praised: \u201cWith the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the pit, Boulez unleashes rending dissonances that fill the air with pain and compassion\u201d, wrote Tim Ashley in The Guardian\r
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