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

By Laura Servidei, 12 October 2019
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“Kabanicha last petty words fell like ice, sealing the drama with despair”
Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 10 October 2019
Programme
Janáček, Kátya Kabanová
Performers
Staatsoper Berlin
Thomas Guggeis, Conductor
Andrea Breth, Director
Annette Murschetz, Set Designer
Marc Weeger, Costume Designer
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, Costume Designer
Alexander Koppelmann, Lighting Designer
Staatsopernchor Berlin
Staatskapelle Berlin
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Laura Servidei
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.