In the bleak midsummer: Kátya Kabanová at Glyndebourne

Por David Karlin, 21 mayo 2021

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“a half-world between Kátya’s dreams and the ghastly reality of the Kabanov household”

Crítica hecha desde Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne el 20 mayo 2021

Janáček, Kátya Kabanová

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Robin Ticciati, Dirección

Damiano Michieletto, Dirección de escena

Paolo Fantin, Diseño de escena

Carla Teti, Diseño de vestuario

Alessandro Carletti, Diseño de iluminación

Kateřina Kněžíková, Kátya

David Butt Philip, Boris

Katarina Dalayman, Kabanicha

Nicky Spence, Tichon

Alexander Vassiliev, Dikój

Thomas Atkins, Kudrjaš

Aigul Akhmetshina, Varvara

The Glyndebourne Chorus

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

In the bleak midsummer: Damiano Michieletto's Kátya Kabanová at Glyndebourne