Janacek: Jenufa

Leos Janáček's Jenůfa performed at the Teatro Real, Madrid

2009167m7.0 (1)
Music

"Yenufa" is an outstanding phenomenon in the music of the 20th century. Drawing on Moravian folklore, Janáček faithfully and deeply conveyed the drama of a peasant girl. The composer followed the path of Mussorgsky, revealing the spiritual life of people through the recreation of intonations of living speech. The libretto is based on a drama written in a naturalistic manner. Free from naturalism, Janáček's music has powerful emotional strength and psychological truth. It was written during a difficult period in the composer's life (illness and death of his daughter).

Crew

SB

Stéphane Braunschweig

Director

Cast

AR

Amanda Roocroft

Jenůfa

DP

Deborah Polaski

Kostelnička

MD

Miroslav Dvorský

Laca Klemen

NS

Nikolai Schukoff

Števa Buryja

ME

Mette Ejsing

Grandmother Buryjovka

KS

Kàroly Szemerèdy

Foreman of the mill

SF

Sandra Ferrández

Barena

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