The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stéphane Braunschweig's clear but deeply affecting production, she is partnered by the Slovak tenor Miroslav Dvorsky, as the man through whom she finds redemption, love and hope. The complex figure of the Kostelnicka becomes both tormentor and tormented in this fearless interpretation by the great dramatic soprano Deborah Polaski.
"Not only did he [Ivor Bolton] conduct the score superbly, with extraordinary tension and sensitivity throughout, but drew some truly wonderful playing from his orchestra, significantly better than anything I have heard from them under other batons."
Seen and Heard International
1 Disc Set
Grandmother Buryja: Mette Ejsing
Laca Klemen: Miroslav Dvorský
Števa Buryja: Nikolai Schukoff
Kostelnicka Buryja: Deborah Polaski
Jenufa: Amanda Roocroft
Foreman: Károly Szemerédy
Mayor: Miguel Sola
Mayor’s wife: Marta Mathéu
Karolka: Marta Ubieta
Shepherdess: María José Suárez
Barena: Sandra Ferrández
Jano: Elena Poesina
Aunt: Marina Makhmoutova
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Director: Stéphane Braunschweig
Conductor: Ivor Bolton
Recorded live at the Teatro Real, October 2009
Extra features:
Cast gallery
Illustrated synopsis
