When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is sometimes only skin-deep. Janáček took Gabriela Preissová's grim tale of infanticide and redemption, and condensed it into a masterful, spine-chilling drama. The tragic plight of the protagonists is presented with unsentimental realism that cannot help but trigger a response of deep compassion. Premiered at the National Theatre in the composer's hometown of Brno 115 years ago, the opera took him nine years to complete and is the first in which his distinctive voice can clearly be heard.
Battle of the Year
2013
6.8/10
Coda
2020
6.0/10
Clika
2026
8.2/10
Grace Unplugged
2013
6.0/10
Honey: Rise Up and Dance
2018
6.9/10
Hounddog
2008
6.5/10
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
8.3/10
Mansfield Park
2007
6.1/10
Too Late Blues
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6.4/10
The Mambo Kings
1992
6.4/10
Mo' Better Blues
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6.5/10
Girl in the Box
2016
6.7/10
Winged Creatures
2009
5.9/10
Before I Fall
2017
7.0/10
Girl in the Bunker
2018
7.1/10
The Unforgivable
2021
7.4/10
Hungry Hearts
2015
6.5/10
Les Misérables
2012
7.3/10
Skin
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6.4/10
If I Stay
2014
7.3/10
As I Lay Dying
2013
5.2/10
