{"product_id":"janacek-jenufa-davis-alexander-silja-glyndebourne-opera","title":"Janacek - Jenufa \/ Davis, Alexander, Silja, Glyndebourne Opera","description":"Amazon.com\n\nJanacek's masterpiece Jenufa, captured in this 1989 Glyndebourne Festival Opera production, is among the most revived modernist works. Compared with much grand opera, the story of one woman's struggle to rise free from social constraints at a terrible cost is remarkably poignant, credible, and accessible. Scenes are short and intense. The music shimmers with Janacek's characteristic blend of sweetness and sharp dissonance. Tragedy is inevitable, but here, unusually, hope triumphs. In the title role, Roberta Alexander is utterly convincing as the stepdaughter of the Kostelnicka Buryja, placing her love and trust in the wrong man, with dire consequences. As the Kostelnicka, Anja Silja turns in an equally towering performance, unraveling with the awful consequences of her pragmatism. Alexander's fluid soprano reveals the extraordinary beauty of some of Janacek's finest arias: the moment when she becomes supernaturally aware of her baby's fate and is actually singing prayers for its soul is quite overwhelming. This Jenufa is sung splendidly, a revelation of the essential humanity that lurks at the heart of the greatest operas. --Piers Ford\n\nProduct Description\n\nLeo Janacek's masterpiece tells a tale of passion, betrayal, and the transfiguring power of love. Conducted by Andrew Davis.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000687E8\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0000687E8.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Anja Silja|Roberta Alexander|Menai Davies|Mark Baker|Philip Langridge|Derek Bailey|Gabriela Preissov|Leos Jancek\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41694571855930,"sku":"DBV.B0000687E8.G","price":12.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/janacek-jenufa-davis-alexander-silja-glyndebourne-opera","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}