Jenůfa (2015)

Music and text by Leoš Janáček

Company Premiere
Sung in Czech
Performances: July 5, 7, 10, 16, 18
2016 Upper Midwest Emmy Nominee: "Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Jenůfa" by Iowa PBS

Cast
Jenůfa: Sara Gartland
Grandmother Buryjovka: Joyce Castle
Laca Klemeň: Richard Cox
Jano, a shepherd: Brittany Fouché
Stárek, Mill Foreman: Joshua Heremiah
Kostelnička Buryjovka: Brenda Harris
Števa Buryja: Josseph Dennis
Barena, servant girl at the mill: Rachel Blaustein
Aunt: Morgan Earle
Mayor: Kristopher Irmiter
Mayor’s Wife: Mary Creswell
Karolka, their daughter: Shannon Prickett

Production
Conductor: David Neely
Stage Director: Kristine McIntyre
Scenic Designer: R. Keith Brumley
Lighting Designer: Barry Steele
Choreographer: Kyle Lang
Chorus Master: Lisa Hasson
Make-Up/Hair Designer: Joanne Weaver for Elsen and Associates
Costumes: Provided by Utah Opera
Costume Coordinator: Connie Petersen
Associate Conductor: Rhett Lei
Musical Preparation: Scott Arens
Elden Little
Assistant Stage Director: Octavio Cardenas
Czech Diction Coach: Klará Moldová
Stage Manager: Brian August


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