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Simone Young

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[Simone Youngs Production of Janeks Masterpiece Opera]Janeks final opera, *From the House of the Dead*, directed by Castorf, premiered at the Bavarian State Opera in May 2018. The unique visual worldfeaturing skeleton costumes, screens, and, for some reason, a Coca-Cola advertisement standing on the revolving stagesparked mixed reactions at the time of the performance, but it can be described as an outstanding interpretation that intuitively visualized the works somewhat enigmatic and unsettling atmosphere. Simone Youngs conducting is dynamic yet supple, unfolding on a grand scale the music that Janek composeddark and violent, yet imbued with beauty. This release features newly created Japanese subtitles, based on a careful review of the original Czech libretto.The setting is a Siberian prison. Alexander, a newly admitted political prisoner, catches the wardens eye due to his appearance and his