Jenůfa
Better a scarred face than a scarred soul.
When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is sometimes only skin-deep. Janáček took Gabriela Preissová's grim tale of infanticide and redemption, and condensed it into a masterful, spine-chilling drama. The tragic plight of the protagonists is presented with unsentimental realism that cannot help but trigger a response of deep compassion. Premiered at the National Theatre in the composer's hometown of Brno 115 years ago, the opera took him nine years to complete and is the first in which his distinctive voice can clearly be heard.
Directed by Martin Glaser
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Cast
- Pavla Vykopalová Jenůfa
- Jaroslav Březina Laca Klemeň
- Tomáš Juhás Števa Buryja
- Szilvia Rálik Kostelnička
- Ivan Kusnjer The Mill foreman
- Ladislav Mlejnek Mayor
- Jitka Zerhauová Grandmother Buryjovka
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Jarmila Balážová Mayor' wife - Tereza Kyzlinková Karolka
- Stanislava Jirků Herdswoman
- Lenka Schallenberger Barena
- Martina Mádlová Jana
Make it a double feature
Jenůfa
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A close match in mood and era.
