A scene from Leos Janacek’s Jenufa staged by the National Theatre Brno that may bring to mind a quarantine hotel, with its four identical rooms, each with a sole occupant who’s in pain. Photo: Patrik Borecky
Opera that might make you think of the coronavirus pandemic – Jenufa by Leos Janacek staged for Hong Kong Arts Festival screening
- The stage for the second act of Theatre National Brno’s production of Jenufa looks uncannily like a quarantine hotel, though the design predates the pandemic
- Jenufa is one of two Janacek operas offered for free streaming to Arts Festival patrons; the other, The Cunning Little Vixen, has the most unlikely roots
A scene from Leos Janacek’s Jenufa staged by the National Theatre Brno that may bring to mind a quarantine hotel, with its four identical rooms, each with a sole occupant who’s in pain. Photo: Patrik Borecky
