Tracking down Janacek’s forbidden love

Tracking down Janacek’s forbidden love

Opera

norman lebrecht

September 08, 2021

Another retrieval from the Dennis Marks Archive of BBC documentaries.

The tenor Ian Bostridge presents a film about Janacek and performs his song cycle with mezzo-soprano Ruby Philogene.

Comments

  • Barry Guerrero says:
    September 8, 2021 at 8:41 am

    I love this work, and a good number of Janacek’s other works as well. He’s one of my favorite composers.

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  • Frank says:
    September 8, 2021 at 4:13 pm

    Their recording (issued by EMI) is very good, highly recommended.

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  • David A. Boxwell says:
    September 8, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    He was what we now call a “sex pest.”

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  • E says:
    September 8, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Just extraordinary. Thank you for presenting it. The mixture of
    art forms makes Janacek’s music sound even more modern. It’s yet another level of
    creation, brought to the story,
    with Bostridge perfectly giving body and voice to Janacek’s
    poetry. Bravo, bravi.

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