Day 13 [14.10.2009] Opera "Jenufa"
- Saturday, October 17, 2009 -
Again, part of the excursion that I've paid for, there's an opera. This is my very first opera. And guess what language is it in? It's in Czech (i don't exactly know what the language is called). And since it is played in Germany, there were GERMAN subtitles.WOW! wonderful! How much could I understand? Err, here and there can understand ba. But really unsure if I've understood the correct thing.
It's about this girl Jenufa. Her boyfriend and her planning to get married. But suddenly one day, the guy decided that he wants to be a soldier. And there was another guy (think is Jenufa's half brother) who likes Jenufa. Then there was crying and stuff cos the wedding going to be cancelled. Then, Jenufa was pregnant and the stepmother hide her in her house and bluffed the world that she went to Austria. Then the baby was born but died and the half brother was still waiting for Jenufa to come back. He realised that she's at the stepmother's house and had given birth to a baby. The stepmother also donno why want to send the dead baby away or something and when she came back after sending the dead baby away, they had some "agitated" conversations and the stepmother fainted / died.
And the curtains came down, so I thought end already cos everyone walking out. When I'm outside, my friends asked,"you're also going back? Not watching already?" Then I realised, that's the interval. Nonetheless, I still went home without finishing the opera. Quite sianx actually. haha. And it was freezing cold~
Inside the National Theatre

Nice design
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