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Jenůfa-22 May 1974 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
Cast
Jenůfa
step-daughter of the Kostelnička 		Wendy Fine
Grandmother Buryja
owner of the mill 		Heather Begg
Laca Klemeň
her step-grandson 		William Cochran
Jano
a shepherd boy 		Elizabeth Gale
Barena
servant-girl in the mill 		Susan Lees
Foreman
of the mill 		Richard Van Allan
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 Maureen Morelle
Mayor
of the village 		Eric Garrett
His Wife Noreen Berry
Karolka
their daughter 		Anne Pashley
Aunt Elizabeth Shelley
Musicians, Villagers, Recruits, Millhands and Village girls The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Edith Cavell School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Gregory Dempsey is a member of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company.
Language: English
Translator: Edward Downes, Otakar Kraus
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 22 May 1974 (in Royal Opera House Collections)