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Patrice Chéreau, Esa-Pekka Salonen Set for Metropolitan Opera Discussion of From the House of the Dead

A scene from From the House of the Dead
(© Metropolitan Opera)
A scene from From the House of the Dead
(© Metropolitan Opera)

Director Patrice Chéreau and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen will discuss their Metropolitan Opera production of Leos Janacek’s From the House of the Dead, at the Met on November 2, at 6pm. The event will be moderated by Met General Manager Peter Gelb.

First presented in Vienna, Amsterdam, and Aix-en-Provence, the production was praised by critics as “the operatic event of the year.” The opera is a drama of human resilience inside a Russian prison.

Upcoming production discussions will be on Les Contes d’Hoffmann on November 18, Attila on February 10, The Nose on February 22, and Armida on April 5.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and will be available beginning at 3pm that day in the Met lobby. For more information, visit www.metoperafamily.org.