MENDEL MEGAKING, or When a Pea Starts Singing, is a family opera set in a primary school, connecting the world of eighth-graders Adam and Eve to the world of Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics. Here, Mendel appears in the form of the school caretaker Jandl, marveling at the laws of genetics and of life itself.

The opera is created in collaboration with the Znojmo Music Festival and is prepared by students and graduates of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts.ding musical and theatrical experience.

programme

Miloš Orson Štedroň:
MENDEL MEGAKING
or When a Pea Starts Singing

Performers

Eva – Daniela Hrubčová

Adam – František Sliž
Čirá, chemistry teacher – Anna Porubanová
Mrs. Měcháčková – Edita Košnárová
Jandl, school caretaker / G. J. Mendel – Aleš Musil

Viktorie Vágnerová – set design
Jana Mlatečková – costumes
Martin Krupa – lighting design
Isabelle Arce – director

Orchestra composed of students from the JAMU Faculty of Music and guest performers
František Křepela – conductor

In co-production with the Znojmo Music Festival

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