Radúz and Mahulena
Julius Zeyer / Josef Suk
Radúz and Mahulena
The famous poetic fairy-tale drama by the Czech author and playwright Julius Zeyer from 1896 had its premiere staging in the National Theatre in Prague just two years after its publishing. Since then it has become a stable piece regularly acted at various scenes across the country.
The love story of two young people from warring families is deeply rooted in Slovak folk tales. The cruelty and brutality that comes with this piece reminds of the Brothers Grimm tales, while some elements of the story reflect Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. However, the underlying theme is much older and globally widespread… Julius Zeyer had breathed such beautiful poetic values into this work, that no one else than a Czech theatregoer could understand Radúz and Mahulena better.
In the Pilsen theatre this will be an exceptional project with an equal cooperation of the acting ensemble with the DJKT Opera Orchestra. The director is Štěpán Pácl, who comes from the National Theatre in Brno, and music will be directed and conducted by Jiří Petrdlík, art director of the DJKT Opera. The musical component of the staging, which will be much more than just an accompaniment, in fact it will become absolutely essential, is based on the works of Josef Suk, who had set Zeyer’s story into music. And as Antonín Dvořák once said about this piece: “That music comes right from heaven.”
Creators
- Directed by:
- Štěpán Pácl
- Musical arrangement:
- Jiří Petrdlík
- Conductors:
- Jiří Petrdlík / Jiří Štrunc
- Script Editor:
- Johana Němcová
- Stage Design:
- Dragan Stojčevski
- Costume:
- Linda Boráros
- Choirmaster:
- Jakub Zicha
- Musical preparation:
- Martin Marek, Maxim Averkiev
- Language cooperation:
- Eva Spoustová
- Expert advisor:
- Věra Šustíková
- Light Design:
- Jakub Sloup
- Assistant director:
- Vít Kořínek
- Stage manager:
- Veronika Brankov
- Prompter:
- David Kubát
Prersons and actors
- Prolog:
- Andrea Mohylová
- Radúz:
- Matyáš Darnady
- Mahulena:
- Eliška Vocelová
- Runa, matka Mahuleny:
- Apolena Veldová
- Stojmír, král tatranský a otec Mahuleny:
- Martin Stránský
- Prija, sestra Mahuleny:
- Jana Ondrušková
- Živa, sestra Mahuleny:
- Kamila Šmejkalová / Denisa Cupáková
- Královna Nyola, Radúzova matka:
- Andrea Mohylová
- Radovid, starý sluha Radúzův:
- Pavel Pavlovský
- Vratko, dřevorubař:
- Jan Maléř
- Přibina, důvěrník Stojmírův:
- Josef Nechutný
- Ženy z Magury:
- Jana Ondrušková, Denisa Cupáková, Ivana Klimentová / Radka Sehnoutková
- Muži z Magury:
- Josef Nechutný, Jan Maléř, Jan Tejkal / Jakub Turek
- Mahulena (zpěv):
- Ivana Klimentová / Radka Sehnoutková
- Vratko (zpěv):
- Jan Tejkal / Jakub Turek
- Orchestr opery DJKT
- Koncertní mistři (Prolog – houslové sólo):
- Martin Kos / Radovan Šandera / Jaroslav Brož
- Koncertní mistři:
- Hana Vítková / Zachar Fedorov
- Sbor opery DJKT:
- (nahrávka)
Photos from the production
Photo author: Irena Štěrbová
- The length of the production is given including 1 intermission.
