| The Royal Opera - Kat'a Kabanova Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Amanda Majeski (Katya), Chorus
Emily Edmonds (Varvara), Andrew Tortise (Kudrjas)
Susan Bickley (Kabanicha), Amanda Majeski (Katya), Andrew Staples (Tichon)
Amanda Majeski (Katya), Susan Bickley (Kabanicha)
Pavel Cernoch (Boris), Amanda Majeski (Katya)
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Kat'a KabanovaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 23 | |
Inghiottita dalla folla |
 4 Mar 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Kát’a Kabanová delivers a truly joined-up performance |
| 20 Feb 19 / Metro |
Katia y cuando todo funciona bien |
| 18 Feb 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Kát’a Kabanova at the Royal Opera House reminds us of what it is to be human |
| 14 Feb 19 / New Statesman |
A superb cast, led by Amanda Majeski, for the Royal Opera’s Katya Kabanova |
| 12 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
La La Land en kit |
| 12 Feb 19 / Forum Opéra |
In the hell of a small town |
| 11 Feb 19 / Planet Hugill |
An evening that no opera-lover should miss |
| 10 Feb 19 / Daily Mail |
Amanda Majeski makes an unforgettable debut in Richard Jones’s exemplary new production |
| 10 Feb 19 / The Observer |
Emergency exits |
| 10 Feb 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Katya Kabanova is not as good as it could be |
| 9 Feb 19 / Express |
A wonderfully acted adaptation of Janacek's breakneck tragedy |
| 8 Feb 19 / Independent |
The fire and fury of a tragic heroine |
| 7 Feb 19 / Evening Standard |
One of the greatest operatic experiences of my life |
| 7 Feb 19 / The Spectator |
Majeski’s Katya is strikingly sung and compelling |
| 6 Feb 19 / The Times |
Angry and compelling, and musically faultless |
| 6 Feb 19 / The Guardian |
Richard Jones on autopilot |
| 6 Feb 19 / Classical Source |
Amanda Majeski makes a stunning debut at Covent Garden in Richard Jones's new production of Kát’a Kabanová |
| 6 Feb 19 / Opera Today |
Two great Royal Opera debuts aren't enough to lift a Katya Kabanova lacking in drama |
| 6 Feb 19 / Bachtrack |
Lovingly conducted and finely sung |
| 6 Feb 19 / Music OMH |
A star turn worth celebrating from Amanda Majeski |
| 6 Feb 19 / Telegraph |
A profoundly committed performance |
| 5 Feb 19 / The Stage |
Ruthless focus in production and central performance, not quite so much from the pit |
| 5 Feb 19 / The Arts Desk |
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Production details
Cast
Majeski, Bayley, Cernoch, Bickley, Staples, Tortise, Edmonds, Sedgwick, Pring, Ramsay
(c) Gardner (d) Jones
Performance dates
4, 6, 9, 18, 21, 26 February 2019
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