National Theatre Brno

Katya Kabanova (Bayerische Staatsoper) (Janáček Brno 2026)

In Leoš Janáček’s opera Katya Kabanova, the title heroine is trapped in a dark web of human relationships. Her domineering mother-in-law Kabanicha controls her son Tichon, whose marriage to Katya suffers under this tyranny. Finding no fulfilment within this family, Katya turns to a secret love affair with Boris.

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11/13/2026


8:00 PM


Janáček Theatre

Brno


455 - 3900 CZK

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In Leoš Janáček’s opera Katya Kabanova, the title heroine is trapped in a dark web of human relationships. Her domineering mother-in-law Kabanicha controls her son Tichon, whose marriage to Katya suffers under this tyranny. Finding no fulfilment within this family, Katya turns to a secret love affair with Boris.

As his own librettist, Janáček condensed the plot of Alexander N. Ostrovsky’s play The Storm, deliberately omitting broader social depictions. Instead, he created a musical language of exceptional psychological sensitivity that traces Katya’s inner development. Feelings of guilt and emotional torment intensify until they culminate in her public confession — an emotional storm that sweeps everything away.

Stage director Krzysztof Warlikowski portrays Katya as an outsider, denied the chance to live according to her desires — a woman who ultimately chooses death over a life of hypocrisy. In this Munich production, the stage design, lighting, and video projections amplify Katya’s inner landscape and the social constraints that surround her.

Premiere: March 6, 2024, Bavarian State Opera, Munich

Creators and cast

Composer: Leoš Janáček
Conductor:
 Robert Jindra
Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski
Stage Designer: Małgorzata Szczęśniak
Lighting: Felice Ross
Video: Kamil Polak
Choreographer: Claude Bardouil
Chorus: Franz Obermair
Dramaturgy: Christian Longchamp, Lukas Leipfinger
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsoper

Cast:
Dikoj – Milan Siljanov
Boris – Pavel Černoch
Kabanicha – Violeta Urmana
Tichon – John Daszak
Katya – Corinne Winters
Kudryash – James Ley
Varvara – Ena Pongrac
Kuligin – Thomas Mole
Glasha – Ekaterine Buachidze
Feklusha – Elene Gvritishvili
A Man – Samuel Stopford
A Woman – Natalie Lewis

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Length 105 minutes
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