Janácek's poignant opera Jenufa

Programme

  • Leoš Janáček Jenufa

Patrick Lange conducts the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Groot Omroepkoor and an international cast of soloists in Leoš Janácek's moving opera Jenufa.



The naturalism of Jenufa

Perhaps one of the most poignant operas is Leoš Janácek's Jenufa, but with its naturalistic depiction of Moravian rural life, it never becomes sentimental or melodramatic. For ten years, from 1894 to 1904, the Czech composer worked on this heartbreaking work, and it paved the way for a musically dramatic oeuvre that he realised in the second half of his life.



Leading roles for Lise Davidsen and Claude Eichenberger

In 1890 Gabriela Preissová wrote the play Her Foster Daughter. It is about the sextoness Buryjovka, who takes care of the girl Jenufa. Jenufa is impregnated by her beautiful stepbrother Števa. When he refuses to marry her, the tragic story unfolds. Janácek wrote symphonic music that is sometimes obstinately rhythmical, sometimes lyrically meandering, while the Bohemian and Moravian traditions regularly seep through the notes. The carrying lyrical soprano role of Jenufa (Lise Davidsen) is compelling, but the character role of the sextoness, a dramatic soprano (Claude Eichenberger), cuts through bone, especially given the deadly dilemmas she faces.



This concert will be performed without an audience. Live broadcast can be heard on NPO Radio 4. Live webcast via Radio 4.nl.

Date:
Saturday 30 January 2021
Time:
13:30
Intermission:
Yes
Location:
The Royal Concertgebouw

Amsterdam
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Large Hall

Performers

Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
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Patrick Lange
Conductor
Netherlands Radio Choir
Choir
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Klaas-Jan de Groot
Klaas-Jan de Groot
Choir conductor
Lise Davidsen
Soprano, Jenufa
David Butt Philip
Tenor, Laca Klemen
Pavel Petrov
Tenor, Steva Buryja
Helena Rasker
Mezzo-Soprano, Starenka Buryjovka
Claude Eichenberger
Soprano, Kostelnicka Buryjovka
Timo Riihonen
Bass, Rychtár
Maria Riccarda Wesseling
Mezzo-Soprano, Rychtárka
Frederik Bergman
Baritone, Stárek
Nikki Treurniet
Soprano, Karolka
Judith Weusten
Soprano, Jano
Esther Kuiper
Mezzo-Soprano, Barena / Pastuchyna

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