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Opera North's captivating Jenůfa

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 22 October 2015
Janáček, Jenůfa
Aleksandar Marković, Conductor
Tom Cairns, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Estill Sarah, Barena
Ylva Kihlberg, Jenůfa
Daisy Brown, Karolka
Susan Bickley, Kostelnička
Beth Mackay, Pastuchyňa
Claire Pascoe, Mayor's wife
Elizabeth Sikora, Grandmother Buryjovka
David Butt Philip, Laca Klemeň
Ed Lyon, Števa Buryja
Dean Robinson, Stárek, Mill foreman
Jeremy Peaker, Mayor
Wolfgang Göbbel, Lighting Designer
Aletta Collins, Director
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