Jenufa
Intro
Jenufa
Leoš Janácek
21/09/1999 in Ghent - 10/10/1999 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Friedemann Layer
- Director: Robert Carsen
- Jenufa: Gunnel Bohman
- Kostelnicka: Josephine Barstow
- Laca: Stefan Margita
- Steva: Christopher Ventris
It was not until "Jenufa" that Leoš Janácek made a name for himself as
a composer for music theatre. Janácek’s third opera is set in a small
community in the countryside, where strict social control is very much
a way of life. Jenufa is with child by Števa, who assures her that he
will marry her, but breaks his promise.
By the age of fifty, Janácek
had developed his own style of opera which involved the creative use of
folk music and was essentially based on the natural rhythm of spoken
language.
He uses this to create a profound psychological drama
which is taken even further in later works such as "Katja Kabanova" and
"From the House of the Dead".
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
- Musical direction
- Director
- Set design
- Costumes
-
Chorus master
Peter Burian
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Jenufa
Gunnel Bohman
- Kostelnicka
-
Laca
Stefan Margita
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Steva
Christopher Ventris
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Buryja
Menai Davies
- Starek
-
Jana
Petra Van Tendeloo
- Karolka
- Burgemeester
- Burgemeestersvrouw
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Barena
Rachel Fabry
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