The Makropulos Case (Full Score, hardback)

Janacek The Makropulos Case (Full Score, hardback)

The new edition of Janácek’s penultimate opera “The Makropulos Case” is a reconstruction of the work’s original version, which shows only a few deviations from the final version.  The opera was premiered on 18 December 1926 at the National Theatre Brno with the composer in attendance.  The second authorised copy of the score, prepared by Jaroslav Kulhánek, was used for the performance material.  This copy also served as the primary source for the new critical edition of the full score.

This edition features clearly marked performance instructions by one of the editors, the experienced Janácek conductor Tomáš Hanus.  As they have been graphically offset, they can easily be distinguished from the original version.  These practical suggestions facilitate the production of the opera and allow the conductor to study the work more easily.  In this way, the performance material offers a welcome alternative to previous editions of the opera.

- Reconstruction of the opera version premiered in Brno

-  Vocal parts in Czech with new translations into German (Kerstin Lücker) and English (Gerald Turner)

- Includes practical performance instructions by the editor, renowned Czech conductor Tomáš Hanus

- Foreword (Cz / Eng/ Ger) by Janácek expert Miloš Štedron

- Performance material (BA9579-72) available for hire

- Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Leoš Janácek A/9