Czech Christmas Mass

Church of Saints Simon and Jude

Municipal House

Although many in his homeland still consider Leoš Janáček a difficult modernist, all over the world he has long been esteemed as a truly singular classical genius. His opera Katya Kabanova, based on A. N. Ostrovsky’s drama The Storm, deeply impresses every perceptive viewer due to its immense emotionality, attesting to Janáček’s extraordinary empathy. The title heroine, with her dreamy, amorous and heart-wrenching states of mind, is placed in stark contrast with the savage behaviour of those around her. The desperate Katya ultimately finds the solution to her inner conflict between desire and social obligation in the water of the river Volga. The National Theatre in Prague first performed Janáček’s opera a year after its world premiere in Brno in November 1921.

Marie Svobodová

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22 - 25 Dec, 2026

Czech Christmas Mass · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Jan 31, 2027

Katya Kabanova · Národní divadlo

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Fekluša in Káťa Kabanová by Janáček

Národní divadlo

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Prague Symphony Orchestra

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