Janacek Jenufa

Yenufa is an outstanding phenomenon in the music of the 20th century Drawing on Moravian folklore Janáček faithfully and deeply conveyed the drama of a peasant girl The composer followed the path of Mussorgsky revealing the spiritual life of people through the recreation of intonations of living speech The libretto is based on a drama written in a naturalistic manner Free from naturalism Janáčeks music has powerful emotional strength and psychological truth It was written during a difficult period in the composers life illness and death of his daughter