JENUFA Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month

Jenufa comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett next month. Performances will run 12 March-9 April.

We are in the countryside where Jenufa lives with her stepmother. Above them towers an old family mill, but also the gaze of the village inhabitants, religious dogmas, and strong codes of honor.

The beautiful, young Jenufa becomes pregnant and has her face mutilated. Out of love for her stepdaughter, the stepmother then commits a terrible crime, in order to regain Jenufa's freedom - and the family's honor.

Jenufa shows that people try to do good, but still make mistakes. The opera provides an intense psychological depiction of what lies between us. It contains some of the 20th century's most beautiful opera scenes, where charity is put to the test. For is it possible to forgive the unforgivable?

To those who may think that Jenufa is a depressing opera, think again! It portrays a burning hope for a better world and has made Czech Janacek one of the twentieth century's greatest opera composers.

In this new production, Jenufa is staged by the accomplished director Keith Warner, with a star-studded cast of international and Norwegian soloists performing on stage.

Learn more at https://operaen.no/en/Productions/jenufa-opera-oslo-operahouse/.