Kát’a Kabanová
When desire overwhelms duty, Kát’a must choose between love and life itself.
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About the opera
Trapped in a small town and an unhappy marriage, bullied by her domineering mother-in-law, Kát’a Kabanová finds herself drawn into a passionate affair. But soon pleasure is overwhelmed by guilt and, crushed under its weight, she is driven to the brink.
‘I’ve started writing an opera. The main character is a woman, so gentle by nature, a breeze would carry her away, let alone the storm that breaks over her…’ As Anna Karenina or Emma Bovary are to literature, so Kát’a Kabanová is to opera. The heroine of Janáček’s tragedy is a devastating portrait of passion destroyed and innocence tainted by a hypocritical society – music-theatre at its most violent, exquisite and immediate.
The Czech folk melodies that decorate the surface of the composer’s earlier works are woven into the fabric of an intensely lyrical piece that blends bold national colours with brutal, universal drama. Damiano Michieletto directs a new production, conducted by Robin Ticciati.
Central Stalls, Front Stalls, Central & Side Foyer Circle, Central & Side Circle, Foyer Circle Centre Boxes: £260
Front Side Stalls, Rear Seats Foyer Circle Centre Boxes A & F, Circle Centre Boxes: £220
Upper Circle Rows A-D: £175
Rear Foyer Circle Sides, Rear Circle Sides, Foyer Circle Side Boxes 5-8, Upper Circle Row E-G: £140
Front Foyer Circle Sides & Side Boxes, Circle Side Boxes, Upper Circle Slips: £70

Festival artwork
We have worked with artist Tom Hammick to create a series of images to illustrate the six operas that make up Festival 2021.
You can find out more about Tom’s work at hammickeditions.com and he will be exhibiting works inspired by our repertoire at Glyndebourne throughout Festival 2021. A selection of original works and prints will be available from Glyndebourne Shop.
This work is entitled Nightfall.
Images © Tom Hammick. All rights reserved, DACS 2021
Creative team
Conductor
Robin Ticciati
Director
Damiano Michieletto
Set Designer
Paolo Fantin
Costume Designer
Carla Teti
Lighting Designer
Alessandro Carletti
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Cast includes
Kát’a Kabanová
Kateřina Knĕžíková
Varvara
Aigul Akhmetshina
Kabanicha
Katarina Dalayman
Tichon
Nicky Spence
Dikoj
Alexander Vassiliev
Boris
David Butt Philip
Vána Kudrjaš
Thomas Atkins
Supported by
The Charles Holloway Charitable Trust and a Syndicate of Individuals
Kát’a Kabanová is available to support as a Production Syndicate or Circle.
Find out more here or contact our Director of Development, Helen McCarthy at helen.mccarthy@glyndebourne.com
The edition of Kát’a Kabanová used in these performances is published by Universal Edition
