Film

Janacek: Jenufa

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

7.0

2h 47m

2009

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

Synopsis

"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).

Director

Stéphane Braunschweig

Music

opera

Cast & Crew

Amanda Roocroft

as Jenůfa

Deborah Polaski

as Kostelnička

Miroslav Dvorský

as Laca Klemen

Nikolai Schukoff

as Števa Buryja

Mette Ejsing

as Grandmother Buryjovka

Kàroly Szemerèdy

as Foreman of the mill

Sandra Ferrández

as Barena

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