| Year of composition: |
1894-1903/1908 |
| Subtitle: |
Opera in 3 acts from Moravian peasant life |
| Version: |
Brno version |
| Composer: |
Leoš Janácek |
| Edited by: |
Sir Charles Mackerras; John Tyrrell |
| Text Source: |
after the play ‘Her Stepdaughter’ |
| Librettist: |
Gabriela Preissová |
| Original Language: |
Tschechisch |
| Translator: |
Max Brod; Edward Downes; Otakar Kraus; Vida Harford |
| Parts: |
Grandmother Buryja, alto
Kostelnicka Buryja, soprano
Jenufa, soprano
Laca Klemen, tenor
Steva Buryja, tenor
Foreman, baritone
The Mayor, bass
His Wife, mezzo-soprano
Karolka, mezzo-soprano
Herdswoman, mezzo-soprano
Barena, soprano
Jano, soprano
Aunt, alto |
| Choir: |
SATTBB - Dorfvolk, Rekruten, Musikanten, Gesinde, Dorfmädchen |
| Instrumentation: |
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 1 - timp, perc(2), bells, hp, str - stage music: hn(2), toy tpt, xyl, bells, str(1 1 1 1 1) |
| Instrumentation details: |
piccolo (+3rd fl); 1st flute (+picc); 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in F (+tpt(C)); 2nd trumpet in F (+tpt(C)); 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (2 players: xylophone, glockenspiel, bells, triangle, cymbal (suspended); also xylophone cont.aind the scene); harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass; stage music: 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; toy trumpet in C; bells; violin I(1); violin II(1); viola(1); violoncello(1); contrabass(1) |
| Scenery: |
2 |
| Duration (min): |
120 |
| Dedication: |
Im Angedenken an Olga Janácková |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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