Organization

Stage director

Robert Carsen

Set designer

Patrick Kinmonth

Conductor

Alejo Pérez

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Peter van Praet

Chorus master

Jan Schweiger

Dramaturge

Ian Burton

Singer

Soprano

Agneta Eichenholz

Jenufa

Tenor

Jamez McCorkle

Laca Klemen

Ladislav Elgr

Steva Buryja

Natascha Petrinsky

Sacristan Buryja

Contralto

Maria Riccarda Wesseling

Old Buryjovka

Baritone

David Stout

Starek

Bass

Reuben Mbonambi

Mayor

Mezzo-soprano

Karen Vermeiren

Mayor's wife

Zofia Hanna

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Others

Choeur Opéra Vlaanderen

Orchestra

Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Czech

Jenůfa -  (Jenufa)

Antwerp

Belgium

Opera Antwerp

Ghent

Opera Gent (Operagebouw)

Jenůfa Janáček

Public

Private

English

Approved

With Jenůfa, Leoš Janáček broke through as a music theatre composer once and for all. His third opera is set in the countryside, in a tight-knit community with stifling social control. Jenůfa becomes pregnant from Števa. He promises to marry her but breaks his word. At the highest possible price, Jenůfa’s stepmother, the respected sexton in the village, tries to save the girl’s honour. For his composition, Janáček was guided by the natural rhythm of the Czech language and thus came to an innovative operatic style through which Moravian folk music also meanders.

In what has become one of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s most successful creations, director Robert Carsen drills down to the core of this poignant psychodrama full of unrequited feelings, envy and good intentions. After a twentyyear journey through the greatest international opera stages – from Spain to Luxembourg, Germany, France and even Japan – our Jenůfa comes home.

Jenufa by Janáček, From (2024/2024), Directed by Robert Carsen,, Conductor Alejo Pérez, Opera Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues