Jenufa: Translations and Pronunciation (Volume 3) (The Janácek Opera Libretti Series, Volume 3)

Czech composer Leoš Janáček’s most well-known opera, Jenůfa is a harrowing story of forbidden love, abandonment, hypocrisy, desperation, and tragic infanticide. As right now’s second most often carried out Czech opera (following Dvorák’s Rusalka), Jenůfa holds a outstanding place in worldwide opera repertoire and continues to attract the eye of recent audiences.
Drawing on each scholarly research and manufacturing expertise, Timothy Cheek presents an authentic English-language translation of the unique Czech libretto. As with the primary two books within the Janáček Opera Libretti sequence (Příhody lišky Bystroušky, The Crafty Little Vixen and Kát’a Kabanová), this quantity consists of two elements. Half One offers background on the opera, a dialogue in regards to the numerous voice sorts and roles, Janáček’s type and Czech efficiency traditions, Czech folks costumes, and a abstract of Czech pronunciation and inflection. Half Two supplies the unique Czech libretto, word-for-word English translations, idiomatic English translations, IPA for pronunciation of the Czech, translations of the stage instructions, and notes about sure phrases in Czech dialect.
As a helpful useful resource not just for performers and administrators, but additionally historians and opera lovers, this e-book brings new accessibility to a beloved and timeless opera.
Writer ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1442275189
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1442275188
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.16 x 1.05 x 9.33 inches