The Excursions of Mr. Brouček (2024)
We are off on an excursion, two excursions in fact, in the company of a landlord from Prague, who is, let us say, a little rough around the edges. The first journey of Mr Brouček is to the Moon where our beer-drinking hero (literally ‘Mr Beetle’) meets the oh-so sophisticated Moon-dwellers. In the second, we travel through time to the early 15th century to a heroic period in Czech history when the Czechs fought off armies of crusaders from the rest of Europe. Will Mr Brouček fare any better in Prague circa 1420, when Czechs are on the eve of a famous victory defending their Hussite faith? For this new production from the heart of the composer’s home country, Janáček Festival Brno has entrusted the staging to the famous Canadian director, Robert Carsen who thus opens the 2024 Festival with this, his sixth production of a Janáček opera.
Director: Robert Carsen
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Nicky Spence as Matěj Brouček |
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Daniel Matoušek as Mazal / Blankytný / Petřík |
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David Szendiuch as Sacristan / Lunobor / Domšík |
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Doubravka Novotná as Málinka / Etherea / Kunka |
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Jan Šťáva as Würfl / Čaroskvoucí / Councillor |
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Andrea Široká as Číšníček / Child prodigy / Student |
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Jana Horáková Levicová as Kedruta |
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Daniel Kfelíř as Svatopluk Čech |
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Tadeáš Hoza as Básník / Other voice / Oblačný / Vacek Bradatý |
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Vít Nosek as Malíř / Professor’s voice / Duhoslav / Vojta |
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Ondřej Koplík as Skladatel / Harfoboj / Miroslav Zlatník |
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Petr Karas as I. Taborite |
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Martin Pavlíček as Poet |
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Pavel Valenta as Other Poet / II. Taborite |
| Directing | Robert Carsen | Director |
| Sound | Leoš Janáček | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marko Ivanović | Conductor |
