LEOŠ JANÁCEK
THE MAKROPULOS CASE
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA

Director: NIKOLAUS LEHNHOFF
Designer: TOBIAS HOHEISEL
Lighting Designer: MARK HENDERSON
Directed for video by BRIAN LARGE

The Makropulos Case focuses on the issue of longevity – the pros and cons of living for 337 years, as happens to the mysterious Emilia Marty, the sexually irresistible prima donna who’s seen it all and done it all. Part grotesque human comedy, part profound personal tragedy, this opera examines the eternal mystery of human existence with uniquely life-enhancing vision.

Recorded live at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in August 1995

The London Philharmonic
Conductor: ANDREW DAVIS