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.
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
Jarmila Balážová
Mayor' wife
Tereza Kyzlinková
Karolka
Stanislava Jirků
Herdswoman
Lenka Schallenberger
Barena
Martina Mádlová
Jana
Ivona Špičková
Aunt
Crew
Leoš Janáček
Opera, Original Music Composer
Olga Šubrtová
Dramaturgy
Martin Glaser
Director
Jakub Kořínek
Director
Petr Vejslík
Director of Photography
Igor Chvála
Executive Producer
Markéta Sládečková
Costume Design
Martin Špetlík
Lighting Design
Marko Ivanović
Music Director, Conductor
Pavel Borák
Set Designer
Mário Radačovský
Choreographer
Gabriela Preissová
Theatre Play