
November 12. 2023 - November 26. 2023
Upcoming Dates
November 12. 2023 - November 26. 2023
New-to-Chicago production Jenůfa
Leoš Janáček
Janáček’s Jenůfa is a dark and stunning masterpiece, both musically and dramatically. In this profoundly moving story, the Kostelnička secretly drowns her foster-daughter Jenůfa’s illegitimate child, hoping to save Jenůfa — and herself — from shame and humiliation. When the murder is discovered, the Kostelnička accepts the consequences, but Jenůfa ends the opera with hope for the future. Performing Janáček’s magnificent score at Lyric Opera of Chicago will be an enthralling cast led by two of the finest dramatic sopranos of our time: opera’s newest superstar, Lise Davidsen, and the legendary Nina Stemme, Lyric’s sensational Elektra in 2019. Czech maestro Jakub Hrůša will bring unique authenticity to this unforgettable music, leading Claus Guth’s mesmerizing production.
- Language: Sung in Czech with projected English titles
- Running Time: 3 hours and 5 minutes, including 2 intermissions
- Location: Lyric Opera House
Lyric's presentation of Janáček’s Jenůfa is generously made possible by Presenting Sponsors Julie & Roger Baskes with additional support from Production Sponsors David W. Carpenter and Orit K. Carpenter, in loving memory of David W. Carpenter, Richard O. Ryan, and Patricia A. Kenney & Gregory J. O’Leary.
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Artists
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Lise Davidsen *
Jenůfa
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Nina Stemme
Kostelnička
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Pavel Černoch *
Laca
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Richard Trey Smagur *
Števa
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Marianne Cornetti *
Grandmother Bruyja
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Laureano Quant ***
Foreman
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Kathryn Henry ***
Jano
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Lindsey Reynolds ***
Barena
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Lucy Baker
Mezzo-Soprano
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Sophia Maekawa ***
Maid
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Katherine DeYoung **
Mayor's Wife
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Jakub Hrůša *
Conductor
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Michael Levine
Set Designer
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rocafilm *
Video Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Director and Head of Music
WAYNE TIGGES *
MAYOR
CLAUS GUTH *
DIRECTOR
GESINE VÖLLM *
COSTUME DESIGNER
JAMES FARNCOMBE *
LIGHTING DESIGNER
TERESA ROTEMBERG *
CHOREOGRAPHER
AXEL WEIDAUER *
REVIVAL DIRECTOR
* Lyric debut
*** Ryan Opera Center Ensemble
** Ryan Opera Center alum
Production by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Header image: Tristram Kenton/Royal Opera House