A dreary Katya Kabanova is rescued by great singing at the Staatsoper

Por Laura Servidei, 12 octubre 2019

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“Kabanicha last petty words fell like ice, sealing the drama with despair”

Crítica hecha desde Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlín el 10 octubre 2019

Janáček, Kátya Kabanová

Staatsoper Berlin

Thomas Guggeis, Dirección

Andrea Breth, Dirección de escena

Annette Murschetz, Diseño de escena

Marc Weeger, Diseño de vestuario

Eva-Maria Westbroek, Kátya

Simon O'Neill, Boris

Karita Mattila, Kabanicha

Stephan Rügamer, Tichon

Pavlo Hunka, Dikój

Florian Hoffmann, Kudrjaš

Anna Lapkovskaja, Varvara

Arttu Kataja, Kuligin

Adriane Queiroz, Fekluša

Emma Sarkisyan, Glaša

Silke Willrett, Diseño de vestuario

Alexander Koppelmann, Diseño de iluminación

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

A dreary Katya Kabanova is rescued by great singing at the Staatsoper Berlin