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Robert Carsen's ravishing staging of Káťa Kabanová arrives in Turin

By Renato Verga, 16 February 2017
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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 15 February 2017
Programme
Janáček, Kátya Kabanová
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Marco Angius, Conductor
Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer
Patrick Kinmonth, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Andrea Danková, Kátya
Misha Didyk, Boris
Rebecca de Pont Davies, Kabanicha
Štefan Margita, Tichon
Oliver Zwarg, Dikój
Enrico Casari, Kudrjaš
Lena Belkina, Varvara
Lukáš Zeman, Kuligin
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Maria Lamont, Revival Director
Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.