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Soprano

Kelly Hodson

Katya

Tenor

Paul Gaugler

Boris Grigorjevic

Mezzo-soprano

Céline Laly

Varvara

Contralto

Elena Gabouri

Marfa Ignatevna Kabanova

Jérôme Billy

Vana Kudrjas

José Canales

Tichon Ivanyc Kabanov

Bass

Michel Hermon

Savel Prokofjevic Dikoj

Conductor

Irène Kudela

Stage director

André Engel

Costume designer

Chantal de la Coste-Messelière

Set designer

Nicky Rieti

Baritone

Douglas Henderson

Kuligin

Mathilde Cardon

Glasa

Feklusa

Pianist

Nicolas Chesneau

Martin Surot

Lighting designer

André Diot

Dramaturge

Dominique Muller

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

Kát'a Kabanová -  (Katya Kabanova)

Paris

France

Théâtre des Bouffes-du-Nord

After his widely lauded staging of The Cunning Little Vixen at the Paris Opera, André Engel dives back into the oeuvre of Leoš Janáček with the tragic story of Kátia Kabanová, presented in a chamber version at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris. Soprano Kelly Hodson performs the role of the eponymous heroine, accompanied by baritone Jérôme Billy (Koudriac), Elena Gabouri (Kabanicha), and Paul Gaugler as Kátia's lover, Boris.

Kátia Kabanová is a three-act opera sung in Czech with a libretto by Vincenc Červinka, who drew his inspiration from Alexander Ostrovsky's The Storm. The story unfolds on the banks of the Volga where Kátia, a sensitive young woman, is married to the loutish Tichon Kabanov, whose mother despises her. Kátia is secretly in love with Boris and dreams of fleeing the solitude of her home and experiencing freedom and true love. One night, when her husband is away, she meets with Boris in secret, and the two lovers profess their feelings to each other. But Kátia, tormented by guilt, confesses everything to her husband—and is led by fear and shame to bring her suffering to a tragic and untimely end.

This masterwork, premiered in 1921, is a brilliant combination of Russian theatre and Romantic and post-Romantic Czech music, containing all the natural elements that Janáček loved: wind, water, storms, and an exploration of the profundity of human emotion.

Painful disillusionment: the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord stages Janáček's "Katja Kabanova" as an opera without orchestra - just singers and piano. As a result, the acting stands clearly in the foreground, underscoring the tragic nature of the story.

An awarded and original production of Janacek’s opera. Filmed in the baroque decor of Les Bouffes du Nord in Paris, with a reduced piano version, incredibly talented young singers, this is an enchanted version, acclaimed both by the press and public.

Watch the performance of "Katia Kabanova" at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera (1988) with Nancy

Katia's longing for freedom transports her story throughaseries of dramatic events in this original production by Leoš Janáček,filmed in Bouffes du Nord Theater,Paris.Trapped inahostile lower middle class village andamarriage of convenience,Katia meets Boris,who declares his love for her. Tormented by her passion for Boris and his imminent departure,her growing humiliation and deteriorating sanity push her to disappear in the black waters of the Volga.Praised both by press and public,"Katia Kabanova"received the award for Best Lyrical Show Of The Year,in 2012.

Kát'a Kabanová Janáček

Katya Kabanova

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Watch full performance here: Katia Kabanova (2015)
Katia Kabanova by Leoš Janácek, from Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, 2015. Directed by Louise Narboni, conductor . Starring Kelly Hodson, Kátia; Paul Gaugler, Boris; Céline Laly, Varvara;  Elena Gabou

Leos Janacek: Katia Kabanova - Preview clip

Leoš Janáček Kátia Kabanová Kelly Hodson (Kátia) Céline Laly (Varvara) Martin Surot piano André Engel stage director Irène Kudela musical direction Recorded at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (Paris, France) on 2014-12-19. Broadcast on medici.tv for 3 months. © Ideal Audience medici.tv music with vision

Katya Kabanova by Janáček, From (2014/2014), Directed by André Engel,, Conductor Irène Kudela, Théâtre des Bouffes-du-Nord, Paris, France

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