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The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging. 

Janáček’s drama of infanticide is delivered at full power by Nina Stemme and Agneta Eichenholz in Annilese Miskimmon’s well-crafted production. The orchestra, however, are just too loud.

Superb singing and brilliant work in the pit can't quite rescue Jiří Nekvasil's overambitious production.

David Alden's production is a vivid telling of Janáček's devastating village drama. With a terrific cast and a splendid performance from the pit, this revival is an unalloyed artistic success.

Who needs a stage, sets or costumes, when opera can move us like this? Agneta Eichenholz leads a terrific cast in a concert performance of Janáček's searing opera. 

Claus Guth's production foregrounds the regimented, repressive world that drives the plot of Janáček’s tragic masterpiece.

Director Lotte De Beer's thoroughly realized, aesthetically rich and beautifully executed production of Janáček's masterpiece is anchored by strong performances from Nina Stemme and Svetlana Aksenova.

Guth's intelligent production comes with a Karita Mattila masterclass and an outstanding cast, intense to the point of pain. 

Although Damiano Michieletto's new production resembles an expensive drama workshop, it’s the marvellous performances that make this such a moving Jenůfa.

The Norwegian soprano proved near-ideal, with ethereal high notes and a steeliness well suited to the character.

The Janáček Festival maintains its proud tradition with a brave eleventh-hour performance.

Katie Mitchell's second production of Jenůfa is a straightforward, effective reading of the libretto well supported by excellent singing actors.

Munich revived a thoughtful modern production of Janáček's Jenůfa, with fine orchestral direction and strong singing doing full justice to the rich score.

Grange Park Opera scored a direct hit with a fine production of Janáček's masterpiece, led by a superb performances from Natalya Romaniw and Susan Bullock as Jenůfa and the Kostelnička.

Annilese Miskimmon's production brings to life the sinister, stormy story of Janáček's masterpiece in an Irish setting.

Olivier Tambosi’s controversial production of Janáček's Jenůfa first appeared at the Met in 2003.

In Brno, Janáček's home, at the theatre and festival that bear his name, Jenůfa receives a performance with all the musical and dramatic intensity you might wish for.

Jenůfa unfurls with chilling intensity at Longborough with the talented Lee Bisset in the title role. 

In Janáček's searing excoriation of small town social mores, superb orchestra, singing and acting make this revival of David Alden's Jenůfa into an unmissable evening of opera.

Remarkable performances from Karita Mattila and Malin Byström head this strong production of Janáček’s Jenůfa at San Francisco Opera. 

It's not for nothing that Janáček's opera is properly titled Její pastorkyňa (Her Stepdaughter). Karita Mattila's Kostelnička was at the centre of a powerful concert performance of Jenůfa.

Opera North's captivating production of Janáček’s Jenůfa directed by Tom Cairns at the Grand Theatre Leeds

Although professing a great admiration for Mascagni and Cavalleria rusticana in particular, Janáček’s concept of Slavic verismo is diametrically different.

Annilese Miskimmon sets Janáček's powerful tale in rural Ireland, bringing this blistering drama of a close-knit rural community closer to home.

In Coburg lotet Regisseur Balázs Kovalik die psychologischen Extremzustände einer bäuerlichen Dorfgemeinschaft in Leos Janáčeks früher Oper Jenůfa voll aus. Am Ende fasziniert ein tief bewegendes Plädoyer für den Humanismus.

Un quart de siècle après sa création à l’Opéra de Flandre, la mise en scène du chef-d'œuvre de Janáček par l'artiste canadien n'a rien perdu de sa poésie.

La notable ópera de Janáček cobra vida en un entorno industrial ideado por Katie Mitchell, mientras Gustavo Gimeno dirige meticulosamente desde el foso la Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Asmik Grigorian und David Butt Philip führen Janáčeks Oper zum Triumph.

In die aspetische Atmosphäre einer kargen Bühnenlandschaft hat Damiano Michieletto die glühenden Leidenschaften der Personen in Leoš Janáčeks Oper Jenůfa gestellt.

La production genevoise est d’abord un grand moment de théâtre, auquel s'ajoutent la direction musicale convaincante de Tomáš Hanus et une belle distribution, emmenée par une Corinne Winters impeccable.

Le trio multigénérationnel situé au cœur de l'œuvre de Janáček se distingue malgré un déséquilibre entre la fosse et le plateau. Christian Carsten signe la reprise de la mise en scène de Nicolas Joël.

Im Janáček’schen Familien- und Beziehungschaos glänzten Dirigent Ingo Metzmacher und das Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper.