ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Amanda Roocroft's heartbreaking performance as the heroine in David Alden's 2006 staging of Janáček's Jenůfa won her the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. Now she returns to ENO in the first revival of  Christopher Alden's Olivier Award-nominated staging of the Czech composer's penultimate opera to star as the enigmatic Emilia Marty, the cold-hearted diva whose uncanny knowledge of past events provides the key to resolving a 100-year-old lawsuit but also unlocks ancient mysteries that call into question mankind's obsessive quest for eternal life.

A co-production with the National Theatre in Prague, this striking steel-and-glass Art Deco staging is conducted by one of Britain's great conducting talents, and Janacek champion, Sir Richard Armstrong.

"A brilliant staging of some of the greatest operatic music ever written... magnificent" The Guardian 

"It's been too long since I last saw an opera production as searchingly intelligent and original... This is a triumph for ENO" The Daily Telegraph

Sep 20, 24 & Oct 1, 5 at 7.30pm , Sep 26 at 3pm

A co-production with the National Theatre, Prague
5 performances. Running time: 2hrs 20mins

RELATED TALKS AND EVENTS

Opera Tots - Creche facilities for children six months to four years, Sep 26 at 2.30pm,

Opera Stars - drop your children off for operatic adventures while you enjoy the opera, Oct 1 at 6.45pm 

Pre-performance conversation, Sep 20 at 5.30pm: www.eno.org/explore

CAST

Cast includes Amanda Roocroft, Andrew Shore, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Hoare and Ashley Holland

Conductor Sir Richard Armstrong; Director Christopher Alden; Set Designer Charles Edwards; Costume Designer Sue Willmington; Lighting Designer Adam Silverman