Promoter
Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém
Synopsis
Jenufa by Leoš Janácek narrates Jenufa’s unrequited love for Števa, with whom she is pregnant, while Laca, Števa’s half-brother, loves her. Family conflicts in a village lead to tragedy, and the opera ends with the wedding of Jenufa and Laca. Composed over a decade and premiered in 1916, the work reflects traditional Moravian music and established Janácek in Czech opera.
Leoš Janácek
Jenufa
Libretto Leoš Janácek
From the play by Gabriela Preissová
Conductor Jaroslav Kyzlink
Stage direction Robert Carsen
Staging Maria Lamont
Set design and costumes Patrick Kinmonth
Light design Robert Carsen / Peter Van Praet
Jenufa Evelin Novak
Laca Klemen Richard Trey Smagur
Grandmother Buryja Cátia Moreso
Jano Cláudia Anjos
The mill foreman Luís Rodrigues
Števa Buryja Leonardo Capalbo
Sacristan Buryjovka Ángeles Blancas
Shepherdess Patrícia Quinta
Governor José Corvelo
Governor’s wife Paula Morna Doria
Karolka Rafaela Albuquerque
Choir of the National Theatre of São Carlos
Chief conductor Giampaolo Vessella
Portuguese Symphony Orchestra
Chief conductor Antonio Pirolli
Production Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Co-production Centro Cultural de Belém, OPART/Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
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