Leos Janácek - Kát'a Kabanová (2022)
Janáček's three-act opera Katya Kabanova, staged by Barrie Kosky and staged at the Felsenreitschule by Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša with an international cast of soloists, was performed on August 7 at the 2022 Salzburg Festival. The opera is based on the play The Storm by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Set in a small Russian town, the story revolves around Káta, who is trapped in a loveless marriage to an abusive man named Boris. When she meets and falls in love with a young man named Vána Kudrjáš, she finally experiences happiness and passion. But their relationship is short-lived, as Boris finds out and forces Káta to confess her infidelity in front of the entire town. The opera explores themes of social conformity, oppression, and the consequences of forbidden love. Stage director Barrie Kosky creates an intimate but impressive setting in the magnificent Felsenreitschule.
Directors: Felix Breisach, Barrie Kosky.
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Teresa Vogl as moderator |
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Corinne Winters as Katěrina Kabanova |
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Evelyn Herlitzius as Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanova (Kabanicha) |
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David Butt Philip as Boris Grigorjevič |
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Jarmila Balážová as Varvara |
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Jaroslav Březina as Tichon Ivanyč Kabanov |
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Benjamin Hulett as Váňa Kudrjáš |
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Jens Larsen as Savël Prokofjevič Dikoj |
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Michael Mofidian as Kuligin |
| Directing | Felix Breisach | Director |
| Sound | Leoš Janáček | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Leoš Janáček | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Barrie Kosky | Director |
| Crew | Ivan Ruml | Dramaturgy |
| Crew | Marcela Blažková | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Jakub Hrůša | Conductor |
| Writing | Alexander Ostrovsky | Theatre Play |
