Extreme Tension

Janácek's 'Kát'a Kabanová'
impresses GIUSEPPE PENNISI

Kát'a Kabanová is one of Leoš Janáček's last four operas. Like most of this Moravian composer's other musical theater works — in my view one of the twentieth century's greatest — it is rarely performed in Italy. Over the last fifteen years, I've seen productions in Catania, Venice and Milan. The Milan production was also in Turin, from where I provided an extensive review — read 'Tenderness and Hatred', 20 February 2017...

LEOS JANACEK

ITALY