Janáček worked on this opera knowing that it would be his last, and for it he broke away from the habit he had developed of creating characters modeled on his love interest Kamila Stösslová (although the themes of lonlieness and isolation can clearly be seen as a response to her indifference to his feelings). There are, in fact, almost no female characters, and the setting, a Siberianprison, offers up a large ensemble cast instead of one or several prominent leads. There is no narrative to the piece as a whole, but individual characters narrate episodes in their lives, and their is a "play-within-a-play" in Act 2.
From the House of the Dead was thought not quite finished when Janáček died, and two of his students "filled out" large portions of the score, as well as adapting the ending to be more optimistic in tone. Decades later, a version closer to the composer's intentions superseded that version, and is most often heard today. Many productions, however, still use the ending adapted earlier, as it lessens the bleakness of the story.
House of the Dead is a first-person, light gun rail shooter arcade game released in 1996 by Sega, where the player assumes the role of a government agent who must shoot his way through an army of recently resurrected zombies.
Taking place in 1998, House of the Dead follows two government agents, Rogan and G, who are sent on an assignment to investigate a series of disappearances at a mansion/laboratory thought to be inhabited by Curien, a mad scientist, one notorious for his dangerous, inhumane experiments.
Wildly popular in the United States, House of the Dead was followed by House of the Dead 2 in 1998, the beat 'em up spin-off Zombie Revenge, and House of the Dead III in 2002.
House of the Dead is a first-person shooter arcade game released in 1998 by Sega, where the player assumes the role of a government agent who must shoot his way through an army of recently resurrected zombies.
Wildly popular in the United States, House of the Dead was followed by House of the Dead 2 in 2000, and House of the Dead III in 2003.
In 2003, a film version of House of the Dead was given limited theatrical release with the intent of becoming a cult film, serving as a prequel to the game (It was revealed that the last name of the protagonist is Curien, the villian in the first game).
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