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Act I
Scene 1: Evening Is Drawing On
Scene 2: What's That You're Making, Son?
Scene 3: See Here, Jenufa
Scene 4: Married They Would All Be
Scene 5: O, My Darling, Steva
Scene 6: Steva, I Know
Scene 7: How All Steva's Pride
Act II
Scene 1: I'll Leave The Door Open
Scene 2: Your Shutter
Scene 3: Auntie Kostelnicka
Scene 4: But I Saw
Act II
Scene 5: A Moment
Scene 6: Mother Dear, My Head Feels Heavy
Scene 7: Who Is It?
Scene 8: Here He Comes Now!
Act III
Scene 1: Are You Feeling Sad?
Scene 2: God Be With You
Scene 3: You See, Laca
Scene 4: And Look, Here They Are!
Scene 5: Well, That Was A Really Good Inspection!
Scene 6: May God Grant You
Scene 7: Mr. Mayor, It's You They Seek
Scene 8: O, Please Hurry!
Scene 9: Steva, It's So Terrible
Scene 10: Ha - Do You See Them
Scene 11: Get Up, My Stepmother!
Scene 12: They've All Left... Leave As Well!

notes

2 disc set presented in a "fatboy" double jewel box; with a separate 156pp libretto book (in English, German, French, Czech) containing a synopsis, artist biographies and full libretto; and encased in a cardboard slip-case.

The libretto is by the composer after Gabriela Preissová's play "Jeri Pastorkyna".

Recorded in the Brno Janacek Opera, September 1-3, 1977 and January 2-3, 1978.
Remastered at SR Studio Prague, 2005.

Total time: 109:37 [CD1: 58:47; CD2: 50:50]

credits

Adapted By [Revised And Orchestration Adapted By] – Karel Kovařovic
Baritone Vocals [The Mayor] – Václav Halíř
Bass Vocals [The Miller] – Karel Berman
Chorus – Brno Janáček Opera Chorus
Chorus Master – Josef Pančík
Composed By – Leoš Janáček
Concept By [Based On A Drama By] – Gabriela Preissová
Conductor – František Jílek
Contralto Vocals [A Shepherdess] – Daniela Suryová
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Otakar Tajovský
Libretto By – Leoš Janáček
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Grandmother Buryja] – Anna Barová
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Karolka] – Jindra Pokorná
Orchestra – Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra
Recording Supervisor [Recording Director] – Petr Řezníček
Remastered By – Stanislav Sýkora
Soprano Vocals [A Woman] – Libuše Tomanová
Soprano Vocals [Barena, The Mill Maid] – Cecilie Strádalová
Soprano Vocals [Jano, The Cowhand] – Jaroslava Janská
Soprano Vocals [Jenůfa, The Step-Daughter] – Gabriela Beňačková
Soprano Vocals [Kostelnička Buryja] – Naděžda Kniplová
Soprano Vocals [The Mayor's Wife] – Květa Belanová
Tenor Vocals [Laca Klemeň] – Vilém Přibyl
Tenor Vocals [Števa Buryja] – Vladimír Krejčík

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Supraphon
Copyright (c) – Supraphon a.s.
Record Company – Supraphon a.s.
Recorded At – Janáček Opera House Brno
Remastered At – SR Studio

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