JENUFA Comes To The Greek National Opera 10/14

The Greek National Opera will present JENUFA, conducted by Lukas Karytinos and directed by Nicola Raab, running from October 14 to November 2.

The Greek National Opera starts the season with the national premiere of one of the most important lyric works of the 20th century, Czech composer Leoš Janá?ek's JENUFA. It tells the grim story of an infanticide in the Moravian country during the 19th century: a stepmother kills the newborn baby of her stepdaughter thinking that this way she can help her be happy.

It is a story of raw realism, served without sentimentality, in one of the first operas using unaltered literary prose. Janá?ek, inspired by the special musicality of the Czech language, employs its distinctive inflections to compose his first opera, in which he clearly articulates his personal idiom. The last 25 years this opera has been established in the greatest opera houses worldwide as one of the 20th century masterpieces.

For tickets and more information, please visit http://www.nationalopera.gr/en/event/genoufa-2018/