Overview
Character Name
Jenufa
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: B5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Veborany, Moravia, 19th century, August
Analysis
Jenůfa is the daughter of Tomas, the youngest son of the Buryja family who own the saw mill in the village of Veborany, in Moravia. When Tomas’s first wife died, he married the Kostelnička, who became Jenůfa’s stepmother. The two of them have a close relationship and Jenůfa
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