(c) Opéra National de Paris Katia Kabanova: Paris Opera
Paris, Palais Garnier
About the Event
On the banks of the Volga, in a small Russian town, lives a poetic soul: Katia Kabanova. How could she not feel stifled, trapped between an apathetic husband and a tyrannical mother‐in‐law? Believing she can satisfy her longing for the absolute in the arms of another man, Katia soon discovers that the sting of remorse will drive her toward a tragic fate.
Inspired by Alexander Ostrovsky’s play The Storm, Leoš Janáček delivered a magnificent portrait of a sensitive and complex woman, torn between the force of her desire and social pressure, at the National Theatre in Brno in 1921. Tender, lyrical and passionate, the highly emotional score is enveloped in shimmering orchestration.
By transposing the work to the courtyard of an Eastern European apartment block, where neighbours spy on one other or sink into boredom, director Christoph Marthaler brings Katia Kabanova’s inner drama to the fore.
Cast / Production
Leoš Janáček
Music (1854‐1928)
Vincence Cervinka
Libretto
Simone Young
Conductor (sauf 13 fév.)
Aliisa Neige Barrière
Conductor (13 fév.)
Alessandro Di Stefano
Chorus master
Christoph Marthaler
Director
Joachim Rathke
Artistic collaboration
Anna Viebrock
Set design and costume design
Olaf Winter
Lighting design
Thomas Stache
Choreographer
Stefanie Carp
Dramaturgy
Cast
Corinne Winters
Kátia Kabanová
John Daszak
Tichon Kabanov
Doris Soffel
Marfa Ignatieva Kabanova (Kabanicha)
Sean Panikkar
Boris Grigorievitch
Peixin Chen
Saviol Dikoi
Thomas Atkins
Vania Koudriach
Seray Pinar
Varvara
Marianne Chandelier
Glacha
Trevor Haumschilt‐Rocha
Kouliguine
Stéphanie Loris
Fekloucha
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Address
Palais Garnier, 8, rue du Scribe, Paris, France — Google Maps
