Katya Kabanova
Composer
Librettists
Based On
Ostrovsky's play "The Storm"
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1977
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Set design and projections
Costume Designer(s)
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Cast
Vanya Kudryash, a teacher
Glasha, a maid-servant
Dikoy, a merchant
Boris Grigorievich, his nephew
Feklusha, a maid-servant
Marfa Kabanova (Kabanikha)
Tikhon Kabanov, her son
Katerina (Katya) Kabanova, his wife
Barbara, Kabanova's ward
Kuligin, friend of Kudrjásh
Woman in the crowd
Bystander
Show Dates
Broadcast
9/30/1977 live broadcast, KKHI and NPR.
Time and Place
The small town of Kalinov on the banks of the Volga, about 1869
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- In front of the Kabanov house
Scene 2 -- A room in the Kabanov house
Scene 3 -- Another room in the Kabanov house
Scene 4 -- Garden behind the Kabanov house
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- Deserted ruins of a church near the banks of the Volga
Scene 2 -- The banks of the Volga
Media
Notes
9/30/1977 live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. Intermission interview: Rafael Kubelik (guest)
English translation by Norman Tucker
New production