Jenůfa – Leoš Janáček

The National Theatre

Premiere: 11th September 2005

Musical preparation: Jiří Kout
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
Director: Jiří Nekvasil
Stage design and costumes: Daniel Dvořák
Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk
Dramaturgy: Pavel Petráněk

Grandmother: Lenka Šmídová
Laca: Tomáš Černý
Števa: Valentin Prolat
Kostelnička: Eva Urbanová
Jenůfa: Dana Burešová
Foreman: Vratislav Kříž
Mayor: Luděk Vele / Bohuslav Maršík
Mayor's Wife: Jitka Soběhartová
Aunt: Stanislava Jirků
Karolka: Alžběta Poláčková
Jano: Michaela Šrůmová
Barena: Lívia Obručník Vénosová
Auntie: Hana Beranová / Romana Kajzlerová
Man: Pavel Novák / Jindřich Průša
Orchestra, Choir and Ballet of the National Theatre Opera

Janáček’s world-famous drama presents human relationships formed by the harsh environment of a self–contained rural community where one lives constantly under the watch of others. This plagues the life of Jenůfa and, above all, influences the conduct of her stepmother, Kostelnička (the Sacristian), who at any cost strives to maintain her position and the respect of the whole village. She does so through secretly murdering Jenůfa’s extramarital child.
A co-production with Opera Ireland Dublin and Latvias Nacionalas Opera Riga

The opera is staged in Czech original version and English and German surtitles are used in the performance.

Duration of the performance: 2 hours and 40 minutes