John Tyrrell

Leoš Janáček's operatic masterpiece "Jenůfa" stands as one of the most moving and dramatic works of the 20th century. This definitive new edition by renowned Janáček scholars Sir Charles Mackerras and...

With his third opera Jenufa Leo(s< Janácek succeeded in making his breakthrough as an operatic composer. Since the premiere of this moving story about the fate of the sexton and her stepdaughter Jenuf...

Immerse yourself in one of the most poignant and profound masterpieces of musical theatre: 'From the House of the Dead' (Aus einem Totenhaus – Opera in 3 Acts). This visionary work portrays human fate...

From the House of the Dead (1928) is Janácek's last operatic work. The libretto was written by the composer himself after F. M. Dostoevsky's "Notes from the House of the Dead". The critical edition pu...

With his third opera Jenufa Leo(s< Janácek succeeded in making his breakthrough as an operatic composer. Since the premiere of this moving story about the fate of the sexton and her stepdaughter Jenuf...

Janácek did not live to see his final opera 'Z mrtvého domu' ('From the House of the Dead') performed. The work was so different from his previous operas in its often chamber-like orchestration and it...