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Jenůfa
“Better a scarred face than a scarred soul.”
0.0 / 10• 2019•NR• Czech
MusicDrama
Storyline
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 & Crew
PV
Pavla Vykopalová
Jenůfa
LeadJB
Jaroslav Březina
Laca Klemeň
TJ
Tomáš Juhás
Števa Buryja
SR
Szilvia Rálik
Kostelnička
IK
Ivan Kusnjer
The Mill foreman
LM
Ladislav Mlejnek
Mayor
JZ
Jitka Zerhauová
Grandmother Buryjovka
Jarmila Balážová
Mayor' wife
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jakub Kořínek's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jenůfa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
