Jenufa

Leoš Janáček
New Production

Libretto: the composer after a play by Gabriela Preissova
First Performance:  January 21, 1904, National Theatre, Brno
First Performance at the Israeli Opera: October 9, 1993
First Performance of this production in the current season: February 13, 2012 

This production of ‘Jenůfa’ was originally created for Glyndebourne Opera.

Conductor		George Pehlivanian 13/02, 15/02, 16/02, 17/02, 18/02, 20/02, 21/02
		Noam Zur 24/02, 25/02
Director Revival Director		Nikolaus Lehnhoff Dan Dooner
Set & Costume Designer		Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Designer		Paul Hastie
choreographer		Denni Sayers

Soloists
Jenufa		Barbara Haveman 13/02, 16/02, 18/02
		Ira Bertman 15/02, 2/17, 20/02, 25/02
		Karine Babajanyan 21/02, 24/02
Kostelnicka		Dalia Schaechter 13/02, 16/02, 18/02, 21/02, 25/02
		Svetlana Sandler 15/02, 17/02, 20/02, 24/02
Laca Klemen		Jorma Silvasti 13/02, 15/02, 17/02, 20/02, 24/02, 25/02
		Hugh Smith 16/02, 18/02, 21/02
Steva Buryja		Andrew Rees 13/02, 16/02, 18/02, 21/02, 25/02
		Jason Collins 15/02, 17/02, 20/02, 24/02
Foreman / Mayor		Vladimir Braun
Grandmother Buryjovka		Tamar Zohar
Jano		Alla Vassilevitsky 13/02, 15/02, 16/02, 20/02, 21/02, 24/02
		Avigail Gurtler 18/02, 25/02
Karolka		Ayala Zimbler 13/02, 16/02, 17/02, 20/02, 21/02, 24/02, 24/02
		Na’ama Goldman 15/02, 18/02
Mayor's wife		Efrat Ashkenazi
Maid		Malinsky Galina

Barena                                         Svetlana Babajanov 13/02, 16/02, 17/02, 20/02, 21/02, 24/02, 25/02
                                                     Dika Philosoph 15/02, 18/02

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Yishai Steckler

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Czech

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. two hours and 30 minutes

A family tragedy in which a strong minded woman murders the baby of her
stepdaughter because the father of the child will not marry her.
Janácek’s masterpiece focuses on powerful women who have to survive in a male dominated society.

Synopsis

At the moment only subscriptions can be purchased
Individual tickets sales will commence in October 2011

Dates

* MON 13.2.12 20:00
WED 15.2.12 20:00
THURS 16.2.12 20:00
FRI 17.2.12 13:00
SAT 18.2.12 20:00
MON 20.2.12 20:00
TUES 21.2.12 20:00
FRI 24.2.12 13:00
SAT 25.2.12 20:00

*Première Performance

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening - a preview presentation with the creators and some of the performers,
with musical demonstrations from the opera:
SAT  11.2.12  11:00
Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours:
WED 15.2.12 18:45
MON 20.2.12 18:45 
TUES 21.2.12 18:45                                              
Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: 
WED 15.2.12
THURS 16.2.12
MON 20.2.12