Janacek's
mature
opera Katya Kabanova is the moving
story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an
attractive
young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on
the
classic Russian play, The Storm;
like
the play it is dominated by the river Volga,
a
brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for
a
married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love,
and who
transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other
characters.
This first ETO production of Janacek's intimate, intense love story
promises to
be an evening of strong feelings.