Jenůfa

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Jenůfa is the tragic heroine of Leoš Janáček’s opera of the same name, a young Moravian woman whose story of love, betrayal, and redemption is central to one of the composer’s most acclaimed works.

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Jenůfa canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ
appearsIn Jenůfa ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod late 19th century Moravia ⓘ
centralTo plot of the opera Jenůfa ⓘ
createdBy Leoš Janáček ⓘ
demonstrates forgiveness ⓘ
moral strength ⓘ
experiences attempted protection by Kostelnička ⓘ
betrayal by Števa Buryja ⓘ
loss of her child ⓘ
hasArtFormContext verismo-influenced opera ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Czech realism ⓘ
hasDramaticFunction focus of the opera’s ethical conflict ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Czech ⓘ
hasMoralArc from victimhood to forgiveness ⓘ
hasNameLanguage Czech ⓘ
hasNameVariant Její pastorkyňa (her stepdaughter) as original Czech title context ⓘ
hasNationality Moravian ⓘ
hasOrigin Moravia ⓘ
hasReceptionContext one of Janáček’s most acclaimed heroines ⓘ
hasRelationshipTypeWith Kostelnička Buryjovka stepdaughter ⓘ
hasRelationshipTypeWith Laca Klemeň eventual husband ⓘ
hasRelationshipTypeWith Števa Buryja romantic interest ⓘ
hasRoleIn central character of the opera Jenůfa ⓘ
hasSettingContext rural Moravian village ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal ⓘ
love ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
inspiredBy character in Gabriela Preissová’s play Její pastorkyňa ⓘ
isDescribedAs kind-hearted ⓘ
long-suffering ⓘ
pious ⓘ
young woman ⓘ
isPartOf Czech operatic repertoire ⓘ
isRelatedTo Kostelnička Buryjovka ⓘ
Laca Klemeň ⓘ
Števa Buryja ⓘ
symbolizes innocence tested by hardship ⓘ
the possibility of redemption ⓘ
undergoes physical disfigurement ⓘ
social shame ⓘ
unwanted pregnancy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leoš Janáček → notableWork → Jenůfa ⓘ
Kristīne Opolais → notableRole → Jenůfa ⓘ
subject linked to: Opolais
Jenůfa → appearsIn → Jenůfa ⓘ