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Janacek's Jenufa from the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, starring Svetlana Aksenova and Nina Stemme, conducted by Marc Albrecht.

Presented by Kate Molleson in conversation with Sophie Redfern.

Set in a small-minded, claustrophobic rural community, Jenufa is a drama of love and sacrifice in which the mother-daughter relationship of Jenufa and the Kostelnicka takes centre stage. In a morally complex plot we come to realise that the unbending, dogmatic Kostelnicka is in fact the one character ready to step outside the harsh rules of her society, committing one of the most horrific crimes in order to give her daughter a chance in life.

Svetlana Aksenova is Jen暖fa and Nina Stemme is the Kostelni膷ka; with Marc Albrecht conducting.

Recorded live at the Theater an der Wien in February 2022.

Jenufa: Svetlana Aksenova, soprano
Kostelni膷ka Buryjovka: Nina Stemme, soprano,
Steva Buryja: Pavol Breslik, tenor
Laca Klemen: Pavel 膶ernoch, tenor
Grandmother Buryjovka: Hanna Schwarz, contralto
St谩rek, Mill foreman: Zolt谩n Nagy, baritone,
Mayor: Alexander Teliga, bass
Mayor鈥檚 wife: V谩clava Krej膷铆 Houskov谩, mezzo-soprano
Karolka: Valentina Petraeva, mezzo-soprano
Herdswoman: Natalia Kawalek, mezzo-soprano
Barena, maidservant at the mill: Juliette Mars, mezzo-soprano
Jano, Young shepherd: Anita Rosati, soprano
Arnold Schoenberg Chorus
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna
Marc Albrecht, conductor

For further details about the production, including synopsis, visit the Theater an der Wien website: https://bit.ly/3HX9HKO