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Jenůfa-13 April 1972 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Leader Peter Gibbs
Cast
Jenůfa
step-daughter of the Kostelnička 		Lorna Haywood
Grandmother Buryja
owner of the mill 		Heather Begg
Laca Klemeň
her step-grandson 		Richard Cassilly
Jano
a shepherd boy 		Norma Burrowes
Barena
servant-girl in the mill 		Teresa Cahill
Foreman
of the mill 		Otakar Kraus
The Kostelnička
widow, and daughter-in-law of Grandmother Buryja (Kostelnička = female sacristan) 		Amy Shuard
Števa Buryja
grandson and heir of Grandmother Buryja, step-brother of Laca 		Gregory Dempsey
A Maid Gillian Knight
Mayor
of the village 		Paul Hudson
His Wife Noreen Berry
Karolka
their daughter 		Anne Pashley
Aunt Elizabeth Shelley
Musicians, Villagers, Recruits, Millhands and Village girls The Royal Opera Chorus
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children from George Eliot Junior School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Translator: Edward Downes, Otakar Kraus
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 13 April 1972 (in Royal Opera House Collections)