Details

Katya Kabanova is a woman with a gentle soul and a passionate nature, drowning in a narrow-minded small town society. She is married to Tichon, a weak man entirely under the thumb of his nightmare of a mother, Kabanicha. Katya has caught the eye of the romantic Boris, and when Tichon leaves on a business trip, temptation proves impossible to resist. Katya and Boris embark on a passionate affair, spending every night together. But when her husband returns, a storm breaks in Katya's heart and mind. Overwhelmed by a sense of guilt, she feels compelled to confess her sin. Sung in English, new production. Running time 1hr 45mins

Cast/Performers

Vivian Tierney (Katya), Gillian Knight (Kabanicha), Ann Taylor (Varvara), Alan Oke (Boris), Andrew Forbes Lane (Tikhon), Jamie MacDougall (Kudryash), Jeremy White (Dikoy), Edward Thornton (Kuligin), Sandra Francis (Glasha), Anne-Marie Ives (Feklusha)

Creatives/Company

Music: Janaceck
Book by: Ostrovsky
Company: Opera North
Director: Tim Albery
Conductor(s): Steven Sloane, James Holmes (22 Oct)
Design: Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting: Peter Mumford