Jenůfa
Opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček
Marguerre-Saal
[recommended for ages 16 and up]
A superficial love, jealousy and wrong morals lead Jenufa astray and to a tragic fate. Laca loves her, but she loves Stewa and is expecting his child. Angry about Jenufa's rejection, he injures her face, disfiguring her forever. Stewa no longer finds Jenufa attractive and leaves her. As a single mum with a child out of wedlock, Jenufa faces condemnation and exclusion from her village’s society. Jenufa’s foster mum, a sacristan, kills the newborn child and tells Jenufa it died while she was in bed with puerperal fever.
In his stage productions, composer Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) often tells the stories of people who were ostracised from society. Premiered at the Národní divadlo Brno (National Theatre of Brno) in 1904, »Jenůfa« has since then been part of the Czech repertoire and is an opera frequently played around the world.
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17.5.2025
The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.
A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.
Listen to an introduction by Ulrike Schumann (in German) here.