
Káťa Kabanová
3 – 23 August
Káťa Kabanová
A powerful tale of love and heartache in a searingly beautiful staging.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage Káťa is drawn into a passionate affair. As a wild storm brews, she is overwhelmed by her actions. Damiano Michieletto’s raw staging cuts to the heart of Káťa’s guilt and despair as she makes a choice between love and life itself.
Returning from the 2021 cast are Kateřina Kněžíková as Káťa and Nicky Spence, who played Tichon is 2021, will be taking on the role of Boris. They will be joined by internationally renowned British singers Susan Bickley and John Tomlinson play Kabanicha and Dikój, while Miles Mykkanen makes his Glyndebourne debut as Tichon.
Robin Ticciati returns to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
See full cast and creative team details here.
Sung in Czech with English supertitles.
Performance timings
Timings are subject to change.
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3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23 AUGUST
Gardens open: 2.00pm
Opera starts: 4.00pm
Interval (90 mins)*: 5.05pm
Opera resumes: 6.35pm
Opera ends: 7.05pm
Photos
Photos: Richard Hubert Smith
Cast & Creative
Creative team
Conductor
Robin Ticciati
Director
Damiano Michieletto
Revival Director
Eleanora Gravagnola
Set Designer
Paolo Fantin
Costume Designer
Carla Teti
Lighting Designer
Alessandro Carletti
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Cast includes
Váňa Kudrjaš
Sam Furness
Glaša
Sarah Pring
Savël Prokofjevič Dikoj
John Tomlinson
Boris Grigorjevič
Nicky Spence
Fekluša
Rachel Roper*+
Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanová (Kabanicha)
Susan Bickley
Tichon Ivanyč Kabanov
Joroslav Březina
Katěrina (Káťa)
Kateřina Kněžíková
Varvara
Rachael Wilson
Kuligin
Charles Cunliffe*+
Woman
Kanchana Jaishankar*
Passer-by
Liam Forrest*
Angel
Miriyam Tomé
*Soloist from The Glyndebourne Chorus
+ Jerwood Young Artist 2025
The music edition of Káťa Kabanová used in these performances is published by Universal Edition
Advisory information about Káťa Kabanová
Káťa Kabanová is an intense, emotionally-charged drama which explores the following themes: desire; societal, religious and sexual repression; isolation. We witness the psychological breakdown of the central character, leading to her suicide. The act of suicide, by drowning in a river, is clearly implied, though it is not depicted on stage.
To find out more about production support for Festival 2025 click here
or contact our Director of Development, Helen McCarthy for an informal chat:
call 01273 013308 or email helen.mccarthy@glyndebourne.com
Main image: Stocksy/Image treatment by Melissa Castro Duarte