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Leos Janácek - Kát'a Kabanová (2022)

NR | Aug 20, 2022 (AT) | Music, Drama | 00:00

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.

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Teresa Vogl
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Corinne Winters
Katěrina Kabanova
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Evelyn Herlitzius
Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanova (Kabanicha)
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David Butt Philip
Boris Grigorjevič
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Jaroslav Březina
Tichon Ivanyč Kabanov
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Benjamin Hulett
Váňa Kudrjáš
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Jens Larsen
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