After a long night in his favourite local, the less than sober Mr Broucek embarks on two fantastical journeys: first to the moon, where he disgusts the inhabitants with his beer-swilling and sausage-eating antics, and then to the middle of a revolution in 15th-century Prague, where he finds himself in a good deal of trouble... By turns funny, surreal, tender and thrilling, his journey is full of larger than life characters and wonderful portraits and parodies – of artists, poets, soldiers, and the ordinary people of Janácek’s homeland. Rarely presented in the UK, this is one of Janácek's most original works and the music is as varied as Broucek's adventures – from the extra-terrestrial sounds of the moon to gorgeous orchestral interludes, bagpipes, an organ and stirringly patriotic Hussite hymns sung by a 40 strong chorus. John Fulljames directs a superb cast including English tenor John Graham-Hall as Mr Broucek, Scottish contralto Frances McCafferty and celebrated Scottish baritone Donald Maxwell. 'Witty and perceptive' The Independent **** The Guardian Sung in English with English supertitles. Production supported by The Alexander Gibson Circle.
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