Jenufa : Braunschweig, I.Bolton / Teatro Real, Roocroft, M.Dvorsky, Polaski, Schukoff, etc (2009 Stereo)

Leos Janacek: JENUFA

Grandmother Buryja - Mette Ejsing
Laca Klemen - Miroslav Dvorsky
Steva Buryja - Nikolai Schukoff
Kostelnicka Buryja - Deborah Polaski
Jenufa - Amanda Roocroft
Foreman - Karoly Szemeredy
Mayor - Miguel Sola
Mayor’s wife - Marta Matheu
Karolka - Marta Ubieta
Shepherdess - Maria Jose Suarez
Barena - Sandra Ferrandez
Jano - Elena Poesina
Aunt - Marina Makhmoutova
Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton, conductor

Stephane Braunschweig, stage director
Recorded live at the Teatro Real, October 2009.

Bonus: Cast gallery and Illustrated synopsis

The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stephane 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.

Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
Running time: 136 mins
No. of DVDs: 1