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SF Opera's Jenůfa glows with radiant performances

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“Jiří Bělohlávek created a glowing inner light right from the initial notes of the prelude”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 14 June 2016
Janáček, Jenůfa
San Francisco Opera
Jiří Bělohlávek, Conductor
Olivier Tambosi, Director
Frank Philipp Schlößmann, Set Designer
Malin Byström, Jenůfa
Karita Mattila, Kostelnička
William Burden, Laca Klemeň
Scott Quinn, Števa Buryja
Jill Grove, Grandmother Buryjovka
Matthew Stump, Stárek, Mill foreman
Toni Marie Palmertree, Barena
Sarah Tucker, Jano
Julie Adams, Karolka
Laura Krumm, Pastuchyňa
Anthony Reed, Mayor
Zanda Švēde, Mayor's wife
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