Jenůfa

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Composer
Leoš Janáček
Librettist
Leoš Janáček
Based On

a play by Gabriela Preissová

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1969
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Bohumil Gregor
Production
Paul Hager
Designer
Davis L. West
Leni Bauer-Ecsy
Chorus Director
Aldo Danieli
Choreographer
Nelle Fisher
Costumes designed by
Leni Bauer-Ecsy
Executed by
Goldstein & Co.
English Translation
Edward Downes
Otakar Kraus

Cast

Starenka Buryjovka, owner of the mill
Sona Cervena
Laca Klemen, her step-grandson
Glade Peterson
Steva Buryja, her grandson
Ragnar Ulfung
Kostelnicka Buryjovka, widowed daughter-in-law of Starenka
Irene Dalis
Jenufa, her adopted daughter
Felicia Weathers
Starek, foreman at the mill
Ara Berberian
Rychtar, mayor of the village
Clifford Grant
Rychtarka, his wife
Donna Petersen
Karolka, their daughter
Shigemi Matsumoto
Pastuchyna, a maid
Margery Tede
Barena, Servant Girl at the mill
Sheila Marks
Jano, a shepherd
Susanne Stull
Aunt
Mary Jane Bick

Show Dates

Time and Place

(not specified)

Scenes

Act I -- The mill of Starenka Buryjovka, in the autumn
Act II -- The house of Kostelnicka Buryjovka, deep in the winter
Act III -- The house of Kostelnicka Buryjovka, in the late spring

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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