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Stunning revival of Barbara Frey's production of Jenůfa in Munich

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Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 14 July 2017
Janáček, Jenůfa
Bavarian State Opera
Tomáš Hanus, Conductor
Barbara Frey, Director
Bettina Meyer, Set Designer
Bettina Walter, Costume Designer
Hanna Schwarz, Grandmother Buryjovka
Stuart Skelton, Laca Klemeň
Pavel Černoch, Števa Buryja
Karita Mattila, Kostelnička
Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jenůfa
Christian Rieger, Stárek, Mill foreman
Kristof Klorek, Mayor
Heike Grötzinger, Mayor's wife
Laura Tătulescu, Karolka
Niamh O'Sullivan, Barena
Elsa Benoit, Jano
Alyona Abramowa, Pastuchyňa
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