and a chorus of village girls sings a wedding song. Just then, screams are heard. The body of the baby has been discovered in the mill-stream under the melting ice. Jenůfa immediately says that the baby is hers, and in her grief appears guilty of the murder. The village is ready to exact immediate justice against Jenůfa, but the Kostelnička calms them and says that the crime is hers. Hearing the whole story, Jenůfa forgives her stepmother. The crowd takes the Kostelnička off to jail. Jenůfa and Laca are left alone. Jenůfa asks Laca to leave her, as she cannot expect him to marry her now. He replies that he will not leave her, and that he wishes to spend the rest of his life with her. Noted arias "In a moment" [Co chvíla] (Kostelnička) Jenůfa's prayer (Jenůfa) Finale [Odesli] (Jenůfa, Laca) Recordings 1951: Stepanka Jelinkova, Beno Blachut, Ivo Žídek, Marta Krásová, Miloslava Fidlerova, Milada Čadikovičová, Karel Kalaš, Marie Musilova, Vladimir Jedenactik, Milada Šubrtová, Prague National Theatre Chorus, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Jaroslav Vogel, Supraphon, recorded at the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague 2 CDs 1969: Libuše Domaninskayá, Vilém Přibyl, Ivo Žídek, Naděžda Kniplová, Marie Mrázová, Jindřich Jindrák, Marta Bohácová, Prague National Theatre Chorus, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Bohumil Gregor, Supraphon, recorded Zofin Hall, Prague, June 1969. Label: HMV; EMI CD reissue 2011 1974: Magda Olivero, Jeda Valtriani, Nicola Zaccaria, Margherita Benetti, Giuseppe Morresi, Grace Bumbry, Maria Grazia Allegri, Nella Verri, Silvana Zanolli, Renato Cioni, Jerzy Semkow (Conductor); La Scala Orchestra and Chorus. Recorded at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano, 1974. Label: Myto 1977: Gabriela Beňačková, Nadĕžda Kniplová, Vilém Přibyl, Vladimír Krejčík, Anna Barová, Karel Berman and others; Brno Janáček Opera Chorus, Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra, conducted by František Jílek. Recorded at the Janáček Opera House, Brno, 1977/78. Label: Supraphon 10 2751-2 612, 2CDs 1980: Soňa Červená, Sena Jurinac, Willard White, Elisabeth Söderström, John del Carlo, Gwendolyn Jones, Sara Ganz, Susan Quittmeyer, Pamela South, William Lewis; San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Albert Rosen. Recorded at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, October 1, 1980 (as on the accompanying material, but possibly the performance of October 10, which was broadcast). Label: Gala 1983: Elisabeth Söderström, Wieslaw Ochman, Peter Dvorský, Eva Randová, Václav Zítek, Dalibor Jedlička, Ivana Mixová, Lucia Popp, Marie Mrazová; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus, conducted by Charles Mackerras,