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Based On

a play by Gabriela Preissová

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1980-1981
Language
Czech

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter

Cast

Starenka Buryjovka, owner of the mill
Laca Klemen, her step-grandson
Steva Buryja, her grandson
Kostelnicka Buryjovka, widowed daughter-in-law of Starenka
Jenufa, her adopted daughter
Starek, foreman at the mill
Rychtar, mayor of the village
Rychtarka, his wife
Karolka, their daughter
Pastuchyna
Barena, Servant Girl at the mill
Jano, a shepherd

Show Dates

Broadcast

10/10/1980, live broadcast, KQED and NPR. 

Time and Place

Moravia, late 19th century

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

10/10/1980, live broadcast, KQED and NPR. Intermission interviews, #1 Elisabeth Soderstrom & Sena Jurinac (guests), #2 Michael Rennison (guest).

Czech transliteration for San Francisco Opera by Yveta Synek Graff

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Shop

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