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Janacek: Jenufa / Runnicles, Deutsche Oper Berlin

Janacek / Kaune / Orchestra & Chorus Of Deutsche Release Date: 06/30/2015
Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog #: 109069
Composer:  Leo? Janá?ek Performer:  Will Hartmann ,  Hanna Schwarz ,  Ladislav Elgr ,  Michaela Kaune  ...  Conductor:  Donald Runnicles Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus ,  Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra Number of Discs: 1

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Jenufa, still Janácek's most successful and most often performed opera, is a musical study of the social milieu. Christof Loy moves the action of Janácek's drama, revolving around the strict sacristan (the Kostelnicka) who drowns her stepdaughter Jenufa's illegitimate child for fear of gossip and concern for her future, to a bare white room in which the passage of the seasons is only hinted. It is the sacristan's stark prison cell - where he recounts past events and takes the spectator into the story seen in retrospective.

Michaela Kaune sings the title role of Jenufa with warm soprano, her despair at her situation Read more palpable at every moment, culminating finally in the discovery of her dead son. Jenufa's stepmother is sung by American mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore, who delights with her great vocal expressivity and beauty. Musical Director Donald Runnicles conducts the Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which perfectly balances the churning intensity and textural refinement.

Leoš Janácek
JENUFA

Grandmother Buryjovka - Hanna Schwarz
Števa Buryja - Ladislav Elgr
Laca Klemen - Will Hartmann
Kostelnicka Buryjovka - Jennifer Larmore
Jenufa - Michaela Kaune
Foreman - Simon Pauly
Mayor - Stephen Bronk
Mayor’s Wife - Nadine Secunde
Karolka - Martina Welschenbach
Barena - Jana Kurucová
Jano - Alexandra Hutton
Herdswoman - Fionnuala McCarthy

Berlin Deutsche Opera Chorus
(chorus master: William Spaulding)
Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor

Christof Loy, stage director
Dirk Becker, set designer
Judith Weihrauch, costume designer
Bernd Purkrabek, lighting designer

Recorded live at Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2014

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Chinese
Running time: 131 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)

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