‘We are from Bohemia and you ask if we can sing?’ An unknown couple arrives in a small Czech village from abroad and most of the locals watch them with suspicion. Only the old teacher Benda, a lover of music, opens his door to them, only to find that the strangers are closer to them than one might think.
It is music that has the leading role; that is one way to sum up Dvořák’s opera The Jacobin, as it is music that changes the fate of all the characters in the opera. At the same time, Dvořák has created a charming picture of a Czech town from the Enlightenment era populated with the peculiar figures of the music-loving teacher Benda, his stubborn daughter Terinka who is in love with the young teacher Jiřík or the Count’s conceited steward Filip. Perhaps it was fond recollection of the of his own youth learning music that brought so many charming, rich melodies, both exuberant and melancholic, into Dvořák’s music, whether it be the famous school cantata scene, the duet ‘We have wandered in foreign lands’ or Juliet’s Lullaby. National Theatre Brno offers the opening night of The Jacobin live on OperaVision at the start of the Year of Czech Music; Dvořák’s fitting tribute to Czech music and the people who love it above all else.
Full performance streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 8 October 2023 at 19:00 CET and available until 8 April 2024 at 12:00 CET:
CAST
Count Vilém of Harasov
David Szendiuch
Bohuš of Harasov
Roman Hoza
Julie
Pavla Vykopalová
Adolf of Harasov
Tadeáš Hoza
Burgrave Filip
Jan Šťáva
Jiří
Aleš Briscein
Teacher Benda
Petr Levíček
Terinka
Lucie Kaňková
Lotinka
Jitka Zerhauová
Orchestra
National Theatre Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra
Chorus
National Theatre Brno Janáček Opera Chorus
Children Chorus
Brno Children’s Choir
Music
Antonín Dvořák
Text
Marie Červinková-Riegrová
Conductor
Jakub Klecker
Director
Martin Glaser
Sets
Pavel Borák
Costume
David Janošek
Lighting
Martin Špetlík
Assistant choreographer
Martin Pacek
Dramaturgy
Patricie Částková
Chorus Master
Pavel Koňárek
Children Chorus Master
Valeria Matašová
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