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Jenůfa (2019)

2019-10-02 · CS
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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.

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Jakub KořínekDirectorMartin GlaserDirector

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Pavla VykopalováPavla VykopalováJenůfaJaroslav BřezinaJaroslav BřezinaLaca KlemeňTomáš JuhásTomáš JuhásŠteva BuryjaSzilvia RálikSzilvia RálikKostelničkaIvan KusnjerIvan KusnjerThe Mill foremanLadislav MlejnekLadislav MlejnekMayorJitka ZerhauováJitka ZerhauováGrandmother BuryjovkaJarmila BalážováJarmila BalážováMayor' wifeTereza KyzlinkováTereza KyzlinkováKarolkaStanislava JirkůStanislava JirkůHerdswomanLenka SchallenbergerLenka SchallenbergerBarenaMartina MádlováMartina MádlováJana

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Based on novel or bookOperaLive broadcast

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Genre affinityDrama · MusicTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Opera · Live BroadcastDialogue densityDramaDirector preference994168 · 995267Actor preference995253 · 995254 · 995255Country preferenceCz

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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.