Name: Věc Makropulos
Start: 2021-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Velké divadlo

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Ivana Veberová

Emilia Marty

Linda Ballová

Tenor

Philippe Castagner

Albert Gregor

Richard Samek

Bass-baritone

Jevhen Šokalo

Dr Kolenaty

František Zahradníček

Zuzana Kopřivová

Kristina

Kristýna Vylíčilová

Jaroslav Březina

Vitek

Tomáš Kořínek

Baritone

Jirí Kubík

Jaroslav Prus

Svatopluk Sem

Amir Khan

Janek

Petr Horák

Count Hauk-Sendorf

Jan Ježek

Contralto

Radka Sehnoutková

Hotel housekeeper

Ivana Šaková

Jan Hnyk

Stage technician

Dalibor Tolaš

Jana Foff Tetourová

Jana Piorecká

Viktor Bezkorovainyi

Doctor

Roman Dušek

Stage director

Martin Otava

Conductor

Norbert Baxa

Jiří Štrunc

Lighting designer

Antonín Pfleger

Costume designer

Dana Haklová

Set designer

Daniel Dvořák

Video designer

Petr Hloušek

Dramaturge

Zbyněk Brabec

Chorus master

Jakub Zicha

Music production

Assistant Director

Michal Lieberzeit

Inspections

Petra Tolašová

J K Tyl Theatre

Věc Makropulos -  (The Makropulos Affair)

Pilsen

Czech Republic

Velké divadlo

Věc Makropulos Janáček

Public

Private

The Makropulos Affair

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Leoš Janáček is one of the most important opera composers of the last century. His opera work has become an integral part of the world's opera scenes. Janáček has already shocked his contemporaries by choosing themes for his operas.

It was no different when he decided to set Karel Čapek's play The Makropulos Case from 1922. He must have been attracted by the mysterious woman Elina Makropulos, the daughter of the court physician Rudolf II. The emperor was afraid of death, so he ordered his doctor to create for him an elixir of eternal youth and immortality. When the preparation was done, the emperor ordered the doctor to test it on his daughter. So Elina lived over three hundred years. In the opera, we see her at the end of her existence, tired by an unreasonable length of life and longing for death, who are also afraid. The philosophical message of the work - "you fools, you are so happy that you will die so soon" - is still relevant today. The Makropoulos Case will be performed in opera in Pilsen for the first time.

English

The Makropulos Affair by Janáček, Wed 19 Jan 2022, From (2021/2022), Directed by Martin Otava,, Conductor Norbert Baxa, Jiří Štrunc, Velké divadlo, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues