What is Jenůfa?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Janacek with wife.jpg|thumb|Janáček and his wife in 1881]] '''''Jenůfa''''' is a three-act [[opera]] of [[realism#Music|realism]] with words and music by [[Leoš Janáček]]. It is based on the play ''Její pastorkyňa'' by Gabriela Preissová. The opera was first performed in 21 January 1904 in [[Brno]], (now in the [[Czech Republic]]). It was a great success when it was performed in [[Prague]] in 1916. The opera is about the [[murder]] of a baby (this is called [[infanticide]]). {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenufa}} [[Category:1900s operas]] [[Category:Compositions by Leoš Janáček]] [[Category:1904 works]] {{multistub|performing-arts|music}}