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At Janáček's home, Jenůfa breaks hearts as strongly as ever

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“Pavla Vykopalová's high notes are of bewitching sweetness”
Reviewed at Janáček Theatre (Janáčkovo divadlo), Brno on 18 October 2016
Janáček, Jenůfa
Janáček Opera NTB
Marko Ivanović, Conductor
Martin Glaser, Director
Pavel Borák, Set Designer
Markéta Oslzlá-Sládečková, Costume Designer
Pavla Vykopalová, Jenůfa
Szilvia Rálik, Kostelnička
Jitka Zerhauová, Grandmother Buryjovka
Tomaš Juhás, Števa Buryja
Jaroslav Březina, Laca Klemeň
Ivan Kusnjer, Stárek, Mill foreman
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