Magdeburg: Katja Kabanova

7 September 2019, Theater Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany Leoš Janáček: Kátja Kabanova (premiere of a new production in co-production with Scottish Opera) Directed by: Stephen Lawless, music director: Anna Skryleva Cast: Noa Danon (Katja), Undine Dreißig (Kabanicha), Richard Furman (Boris), Joska Lehtinen (Tichon), Paul Sketris / Johannes Stermann (Dikoj), Emilie Renard (Varvara) and others Language: Czech Following … Read more

Glasgow: Kátya Kabanová

12 March 2019, Scottish Opera, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Scotland Leoš Janáček: Kátya Kabanová (premiere of a new production in co-production with Theater Magdeburg) Directed by: Stephen Lawless, music director: Stuart Stratford Cast: Laura Wilde (Kátya), Patricia Bardon (Kabanicha), Ric Furman (Boris), Samuel Sakker (Tikhon), Paul Whelan (Dikoy), Hanna Hipp (Varvara) and others Language: Czech Following performances: 14 and 16 Mar (Theatre … Read more

Magdeburg: Rusalka

Theater Magdeburg in the capital city of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, put on Dvořák’s Rusalka as the first premiere of this year’s season. The production’s author is an experienced British opera director Stephen Lawless, who has collaborated with MET, Berlin State Opera or Royal Opera House Covent Garden, among others. His Rusalka is not a fairy tale, but a harsh “coming … Read more