Bieito's parched aesthetic strips the emotion from Kátya Kabanová

Kátya Kabanová

Alžběta Poláčková (Kátya)

Eva Urbanová (Kabanicha) and Jaroslav Březina (Tichon)

Por Gianmarco Segato, 10 noviembre 2022

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“soprano Alžběta Poláčková gave her all in the title role”

Crítica hecha desde Janáček Theatre (Janáčkovo divadlo), Brno el 9 noviembre 2022

Janáček, Kátya Kabanová

Prague National Theatre Opera

Jaroslav Kyzlink, Dirección

Calixto Bieito, Dirección de escena

Aída Leonor Guardia, Diseño de escena

Eva Butzkies, Diseño de vestuario

Michael Bauer, Diseño de iluminación

Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Prague National Theatre Chorus

Beno Blachut Jr, Dramaturgia

Alžběta Poláčková, Kátya

Magnus Vigilius, Boris

Eva Urbanová, Kabanicha

Jaroslav Březina, Tichon

Jiří Sulženko, Dikój

Martin Šrejma, Kudrjaš

Alena Kropáčková, Varvara

Jiří Hájek, Kuligin

Jana Horáková Levicová, Fekluša

Kateřina Jalovcová, Glaša

Prague State Opera

Jan Bubák, Dirección de coro

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Gianmarco Segato

Arts writer, administrator and singer Gianmarco Segato is Assistant Editor for La Scena Musicale. He was Associate Artist Manager for opera at Dean Artists Management and, from 2017-2022, Editorial Director of Opera Canada magazine. Previous to that he was Adult Programs Manager with the Canadian Opera Company. Gianmarco is an intrepid classical music traveler with a special love of Prague and Budapest as well as an avid cyclist and cook.

Bieito's parched aesthetic strips the emotion from Kátya Kabanová at Brno's Janáček Festival