A cornered Káťa Kabanová in Charleston

By Susan Blood, 03 June 2014

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Reviewed at College of Charleston: Sottile Theatre, Charleston on 31 May 2014

Janáček, Kátya Kabanová

Anne Manson, Conductor

Garry Hynes, Director

Betsy Horne, Kátya

Jennifer Roderer, Kabanicha

Rolando Sanz, Boris

Megan Marino, Varvara

Dennis Petersen, Tichon

Jan Opalach, Dikój

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Susan Blood

Susan's experience includes art school administration, gallery management, music publicity and journalism which you can find in print and online with her blog here. As a reviewer she has attended theater, opera, ballet and symphony all her life and loves having the opportunity to share it with others.