Janáček's Katya Kabanova at the Teatro Real, directed by Christof Loy

A woman suffocated by a loveless marriage and a ruthless family in a town on the Volga. Katya Kabanova is one of the most moving operas of the 20th century, and it returns to the Teatro Real in a new production. 🎭🌧️

Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Teatro Real Orchestra and Christof Loy directs, with Mané Galoyan, Bogdan Volkov, Christa Mayer and Matthew Newlin among the cast.

🎭 KATYA KABANOVA · LEOŠ JANÁČEK

📅 13 February to 5 March 2027 (8 performances)

🕐 7.30 pm · Sunday 28 February, 6 pm

📍 Teatro Real · Plaza de Isabel II, s/n

🎟️ Check prices on the Teatro Real website

📖 The opera

Janáček based it on Ostrovsky's play The Storm and premiered it in Brno in 1921. In barely an hour and a half it tells the story of Katya, who tries to escape her mother-in-law's tyranny through a forbidden love.

The music, full of melodies shaped by Czech speech and folk song, moves like an approaching storm. Christof Loy, one of Europe's most awarded stage directors, returns to the Real after his acclaimed work there.

🏛️ The Teatro Real

Opened in 1850 opposite the Royal Palace, the Teatro Real is Spain's great opera house. Since reopening in 1997 it has become one of Europe's leading opera theatres, with its own productions touring the world's major stages.

ℹ️ Good to know: New Teatro Real production. Sung in Czech with surtitles. Prices will appear on the theatre's website when tickets go on sale.

✨ An intimate tragedy that leaves you holding your breath.