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Los Angeles Opera Presents Janácek's Jenufa

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Jenufa
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If you think the Italians have a lock on operatic passion, this Czech masterpiece will change your mind. A drama of betrayal, revenge and an unspeakable crime committed in the name of morality, Leos Janácek's Jenufa demands a cast that acts as intensely as it sings.

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The last date listed for Janácek's Opera Jenufa was Saturday October 13, 2007 / 7:30pm.

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website
(213) 972-8001 LA Opera (213)-972-0711 (Dance at the MC)
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34 Goldstar Member Reviews

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It was only O.K.
The story was repetitive and dreary....
The set was good
But I cannot think of one melody or
truly good thought I brought away with me....
No wonder it is NOT performed very much...
That should be an indication...
Still you Gold Star Guys did good...
Thank you,
Patricia K.-D.
Written on Oct 05 2007

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I saw this production in NY. It was so much better in LA. If you're worried about going to an unfamiliar opera, don't be! This is an intense experience, fabulously-sung, well acted, and well staged. See it!!!
Written on Oct 11 2007

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The production values were as hiqh quality as I have come to expect from the LA Opera. A few of the supporting singers were not projecting as well as they should, but all in all it was a well-done performance.
Written on Oct 08 2007

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Outstanding performance!!
Written on Oct 02 2007

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More Information About Janácek's Opera Jenufa

Website

http://www.losangelesopera.com/productions/0708/jenufa/index.htm

Quotes & Highlights

  • Winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for Best Opera
  • "There are some nights at the opera when director and designer, cast and conductor, composer and masterpiece coalesce into something so powerful, so affecting, so right as to transcend memories of the most vivid previous productions. Such is the thrilling case with David Alden's new staging of Janácek's Jenufa." --The Observer (UK)

Description

<p>Nowhere in opera is reality more raw and uncensored than in Jenufa, an intensely dramatic and deeply moving opera by the great Czech composer Leos Janácek. The innocent peasant girl Jenufa loves the town's feckless playboy too passionately, and the devoted Laca loves her too jealously. Meanwhile, her self-righteous stepmother's misguided style of tough love leads to tragic results.

When this riveting production premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, New York magazine praised director Olivier Tambosi: "He explores the characters' actions with blistering intensity." Jenufa promises an evening of gripping drama and compelling music you won't soon forget.
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Cast List
Jenufa: Karita Mattila    
Laca: Kim Begley    
Kostelnicka Burjova: Eva Urbanova    
Steva: Jorma Silvasti    
Grandmother Buryja: Elizabeth Bishop    
Mill Foreman: Jason Stearns    
Mayor of the Village: James Creswell    
Karolka: Lauren McNeese    
Mayor's Wife: Margaret Thompson    
Jano: Lori Ann Fuller    

Creative Team
Conductor: James Conlon
Director: Olivier Tambosi
Designer: Frank Philipp Schlössmann
</p> Company premiere.
Production from the Metropolitan Opera.
Sung in Czech with English supertitles.

Artists and dates are subject to change.

There will be a pre-performance lecture one hour prior to each performance.