Janácek s rarely performed final opera From the House ofthe Dead is brought to the stage by acclaimed director Patrice Chéreau and legendary conductor Pierre Boulez, serving as the third collaboration between the celebrated team behind the famous best-selling DVD Ring also on DG. This production, commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence Festival, has been widely hailed as one of the operatic highlights of the new millennium. Harrowing and unforgettable; one of the great Janácek interpretations of our time.