Jenůfa
A new production of Janáček's devastating tragedy
Become a member for priority bookingOne of the 20th century’s most powerfully lyrical scores tells the story of Jenůfa, whose secret pregnancy sets in motion events that devastate both a family and community. Is love or forgiveness possible after violence and betrayal?
Yaël Farber makes her Glyndebourne debut with this new staging of Jenufa. Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz makes her role debut as Jenufa, with American tenor Jamez McCorkle and Ukrainian tenor Oleksiy Palchykov as rival lovers Laca and Steva. Robin Ticciati conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. See full cast and creative team details here.
Price
From £30 – £290
Public booking opens on Sunday 28 February 2027
Members get early access to tickets. Find out more about Glyndebourne Membership here.
Language
Sung in Czech with English supertitles
Approximate timings
The performance lasts approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes, including a 90 minute interval.
Performance timings
Timings are subject to change.
For further information about your visit, including audience coach timings, please visit our how to get here page.
21, 24, 30 July
Grounds Open: 3.30pm
First bell: 5.20pm
Opera starts: 5.30pm
Interval (90 minutes): 6.15pm
Opera resumes: 7.45pm
Opera ends: 9.10pm
18 July
6, 12, 18 August
First bell: 3.50pm
Opera starts: 4.00pm
Interval (90 minutes): 4.45pm
Opera resumes: 6.15pm
Opera ends: 7.40pm
Conductor
Robin Ticciati
Director
Yaël Farber
Set Designer
Soutra Gilmour
Costume Designer
Susan Hilferty
Choreographer
Jenny Ogilvie
Lighting Designer
John Torres
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus Director Aidan Oliver
Assistant Directors
Donna Stirrup
John Pashley
Fight & Intimacy Director
Kombat Kate4
Jenůfa
Yaritza Véliz
Laca Klemeň
Jamez McCorkle
Števa Buryja
Oleksiy Palchykov
Kostelnička Buryja
Anja Kampe
Grandmother Buryjovka
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Mayor
James Platt
Mayor’s Wife
Tone Kummervold
Stárek, Foreman at the Mill
Ossian Huskinson
Karolka
Faryl Smith
with a Syndicate and Circle of individuals
To find out more about production support for Festival 2027 click here
or contact our Director of Development, Helen McCarthy for an informal chat:
call 01273 815 032 or email helen.mccarthy@glyndebourne.com
Main image: Yapa Watchanakit/Shutterstock. Image design by Louise Richardson
