Kát'a Kabanová

Religious moralism and family ties, alcoholism and suicide are just a few background elements that intermesh in Káťa Kabanová by Leoš Janáček giving life to a powerful and extraordinary story. Willy Decker sets the story in an unspecified past that is not too distant, in a claustrophobic world of black and pinstripe wool. The scenery and costumes – clear and largely monochromatic - by Wolfgang Gussmann denote the oppression of characters imprison...