Royal Opera House: Jenůfa

(2021)

Genres: Music

Year: 2021

Runtime: 136 мин

Director: Claus Guth

Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Karita Mattila, Nicky Spence, Saimir Pirgu, Elena Zilio

Plot

When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is sometimes only skin-deep. Asmik Grigorian as Jenůfa in her Covent Garden debut and Karita Mattila as the Kostelnička lead a star cast with Hungarian conductor Henrik Nánási conducting a stunning score infused with traditional folk melodies of Janáček’s native Moravia. Claus Guth’s acclaimed staging - both elegant and open while being utterly claustrophobic and oppressive - captures the great humanity at the heart of the opera.