An emotionally gripping Jenůfa for Grange Park Opera

By Dominic Lowe, 13 June 2017

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Janáček, Jenůfa

Grange Park Opera

William Lacey, Conductor

Katie Mitchell, Director

Vicki Mortimer, Set Designer

Natalya Romaniw, Jenůfa

Susan Bullock, Kostelnička

Nicky Spence, Števa Buryja

Peter Hoare, Laca Klemeň

Anne-Marie Owens, Grandmother Buryjovka

Alexandra Lowe, Barena

Jihoon Kim, Mayor

Hanna-Liisa Kirchin, Mayor's wife

Eleanor Garside, Jano

Amy Lyddon, Pastuchyňa

Heather Ireson, Karolka

Harry Thatcher, Stárek, Mill foreman

Robin Tebbutt, Revival Director

BBC Concert Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Natalya Romaniw leads an emotionally gripping Jenůfa for Grange Park Opera