Lapák, the Dog
In portraying the analogies of the opera’s various characters – human with animal – Barry Kay has accomplished quite a feat in realising Janáček’s intentions by not only creating their costumes accordingly but also their facial characteristics, last but not least, for makeup purposes.
Badger
Although only the pale pencil drawing for the Parson is available for comparison, it does nonetheless clearly demonstrate the analogous resemblance to the Badger.
Collection Barry Kay Archive