Harašta, the Poacher

Peasant

Pašek, the Innkeeper

Costume designs
gouache and watercolor on paper
28 cm x 38 cm; 11 x 15 in ea

Barry Kay’s convincing renditions of all the characters’ facial features resemble caricature-like images that were Janáček’s inspiration for composing this opera when drawing on Têsnohlídek’s serialised novel of the same theme, illustrated with caricatures by Stanislav Lolek.

Schoolmaster, analogous to the Dog

Costume designs
gouache and watercolor on paper
28 cm x 38 cm; 11 x 15 in ea

Barry Kay’s convincing renditions of the Schoolmaster’s facial features, as is the case with all other characters, resemble caricature-like images that were Janáček’s inspiration for composing this opera when drawing on Têsnohlídek’s serialised novel of the same theme, illustrated with caricatures by Stanislav Lolek.