The Excursions of Mr. Brouček

Overview

We are off on an excursion, two excursions in fact, in the company of a landlord from Prague, who is, let us say, a little rough around the edges. The first journey of Mr Brouček is to the Moon where our beer-drinking hero (literally ‘Mr Beetle’) meets the oh-so sophisticated Moon-dwellers. In the second, we travel through time to the early 15th century to a heroic period in Czech history when the Czechs fought off armies of crusaders from the rest of Europe. Will Mr Brouček fare any better in Prague circa 1420, when Czechs are on the eve of a famous victory defending their Hussite faith? For this new production from the heart of the composer’s home country, Janáček Festival Brno has entrusted the staging to the famous Canadian director, Robert Carsen who thus opens the 2024 Festival with this, his sixth production of a Janáček opera.

Cast

Nicky Spence

Matěj Brouček

Daniel Matoušek

Mazal / Blankytný / Petřík

David Szendiuch

Sacristan / Lunobor / Domšík

Doubravka Novotná

Málinka / Etherea / Kunka

Jan Šťáva

Würfl / Čaroskvoucí / Councillor

Andrea Široká

Číšníček / Child prodigy / Student

Jana Horáková Levicová

Kedruta

Daniel Kfelíř

Svatopluk Čech

Tadeáš Hoza

Básník / Other voice / Oblačný / Vacek Bradatý

Vít Nosek

Malíř / Professor’s voice / Duhoslav / Vojta