Conductor

The allure of forbidden fruit is more powerful than societal conventions. Love can hurt, can make us laugh and cry—but it can also kill. The myriad emotions of love and hate are powerfully portrayed in this libretto and score by Leoš Janáček, who was himself torn by a very unconventional relationship with Kamila Stösslová.

After the success of Jenůfa, Janáček was drawn by the story of another tragic heroine: Káťa Kabanová, based on Alexander Ostrovsky's 1859 drama, The Storm. In an unhappy marriage, the emotionally needy Káťa succumbs to the young Boris, but under the weight of remorse, she confesses this betrayal to her husband. Her mother-in-law, the domineering Kabanicha, proposes a severe punishment—burial alive. A desperate Káťa ends her unfulfilled life in the Volga River.

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Káťa Kabanová

Conductor

Marek Prášil

Events

Upcoming events

26 - 28 Oct, 2026

Smetana – My Country · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Apr 28, 2024

Káťa Kabanová · Silesian Theatre

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in My Country by Smetana

Prague Symphony Orchestra

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