Name: Jakobín
Start: 2020-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Národní divadlo (National Theatre)

Organization

Baritone

Svatopluk Sem

Bohuš of Harasov

Roman Janál

Bass

Zdeněk Plech

Filip

Pavel Švingr

František Zahradníček

Count Vilém of Harasov

Jiří Sulženko

Jiří Brückler

Adolf of Harasov

Jiří Hájek

Soprano

Maria Kobielska

Julie

Dana Burešová

Tenor

Aleš Briscein

Jiří

Martin Šrejma

Jan Ježek

Benda

Jaroslav Březina

Jana Sibera

Terinka

Kateřina Kněžíková

Contralto

Lenka Šmídová

Lotinka

Yvona Škvárová

Viktorie Siberová

Conductor

Zbyněk Müller

Stage director

Jiří Heřman

Set designer

Pavel Svoboda

Costume designer

Alexandra Grusková

Lighting designer

Daniel Tesař

Choreographer

Lucie Holánková

Chorus master

Pavel Vaněk

Dramaturge

Beno Blachut

David Švec

Children's Choir Master

Jiří Chvála

National Theatre Prague

Others

Prague National Theatre Chorus

Orchestra

Ópera Checa de Praga

Kühn Children's Choir

Ballet

National Theatre Opera Ballet Prague

Seicis

Jakobín -  (The Jacobin)

Prague

Czech Republic

Národní divadlo (National Theatre)

Jakobín Dvořák,A

Public

The Jacobin

Béarla

Approved

At the end of the 18th century, Bohuš, a count’s son, who at one time was hounded out by his father owing to his liberalism, returns from Paris to his native small town in Bohemia. Yet before he is allowed to reconcile, he and his wife are caught up in a slew of provincial intrigues which the locals direct both at themselves and – because of his being suspected of “Jacobinism” – against the couple. The opera features a number of stock and popular dramatic types – the happily amorous Jiří and Terinka, between whom the arrogant burgrave Filip wants to drive a wedge; the count’s power-hungry nephew Adolf; as well as the good-natured teacher Benda. The scene at the school during which Benda is rehearsing with the children a festive cantata in honour of the new master is one of the most remarkable in Czech opera.

As in many other similarly tuned Czech dramatic works, here too all the accumulated conflicts are resolved amicably. Besides the traditional title of the opera, The Jacobin, the stage director Jiří Heřman foregrounds the libretto’s lesser-known original name, Mother’s Song, which actually far more appositely indicates that which Dvořák’s opera is all about – tenderness, noble-mindedness, loving care, and the ability of music to soften even the most hardened of hearts.

English

The Jacobin by Dvořák, Dom 27 Feab 2022, Ó (2020/2022), Faoi stiúir Jiří Heřman,, Seoltóir Zbyněk Müller, David Švec, Národní divadlo (National Theatre), Prague, Czech Republic

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Criú

Ensemble

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid