45 minutes before the bells call you into the house, it’s time to refresh your memory and go back to the beginnings of the opera: we offer a brief introduction to remind you what the work is all about and what kind of magical, apocalyptic, critical or hyper-realistic worlds the people behind the production have in store for you. Lickety-split, there’s just enough time to grab some bubbly before you take your seats under the star-studded ceiling of a thousand and one operas!
 
45 minutes before each performance
Free admittance with performance tickets
Foyer of the GTG

About Kát’a Kabanová
 
Between the slavic dances and misty landscapes, come and experience the music of the two greatest Czech composers, Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček, alongside our vocal leaders.
 
With Réginald Le Reun and Jean-Paul Pruna on piano.
 
Thursday, October 6, 2022
At 6:30 pm
CHF 25.– (first drink included)
In the foyer of the GTG

The Storm: about Kát’a Kabanová by Janaček / Theater and music workshop
By Tamara Fischer and Mariama Sylla
 
Kát’a Kabanová is suffocating in the closed environment of her small provincial town in Russia, squeezed between her falot husband, Tichon, and her authoritarian and contemptuous mother-in-law, Kabanicha. How can she resist the attention of the young Boris during her husband’s absence? Can Kát’a find happiness or will frustration and despair lead her to tragedy?
 
Composer Leoš Janaček was a great lover of literature and theater. The libretto of his opera Kát’a Kabanová was taken from the play The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky. In an acting workshop that will also feature Janaček’s musical score, join us in discovering the characters and the fable of Kát’a Kabanová.
 
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11am
From 12 years old
Duration 1h30
At the GTG
 
In collaboration with the Fête du Théâtre

Katia Kabanova : Les accents de l’intranquillité
Une conférence présentée par Mathilde Reichler
Basée sur une pièce d’Ostrovski, l’histoire de Katia Kabanova frappe par sa simplicité et son caractère presque ordinaire (un adultère, dans un milieu provincial). Resserrée par rapport à son modèle littéraire, l’action est prise dans l’étau d’une construction dramatique implacable, qui ne laisse guère de place aux écarts et à la fantaisie.
Mais à l’intérieur de ce cadre étroit, Janáček conçoit une toile vibrante basée sur une multitude de motifs, passant par tous les pupitres d’un orchestre chatoyant de mille couleurs. Autant de miniatures qui jaillissent, de gestes musicaux qui se combinent au chant, et se superposent en un perpétuel miroitement intranquille. L’invention de l’écriture est prodigieuse, imbriquant le lyrisme et l’urgence, à l’image de l’âme agitée de l’héroïne.
Ainsi, c’est au dialogue entre la dramaturgie presque classique de l’œuvre et son véritable bouillonnement intérieur que cette conférence vous convie.
 
The Association genevoise des amis de l’opéra et du ballet presents Kát’a Kabanová
 
Monday, October 17, 2022
At 6:30PM
Théâtre de l’Espérance
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Haven’t you ever wondered what it’s like on the other side, when the curtain falls on a performance? How does all the technical machinery work? What do the stagehands have to do to get things back into working order? Or maybe just bump into one of the stars of the show?
 
So let us raise the curtain on all this for you. With every production, we give our patrons an opportunity to come backstage with us, raise their eyes to the flies and take a good look at what’s behind the sets. It may be dark in the wings but there’s a whole lot going on there! And because it’s a really busy place, we can’t really do this more than once per performance run. You will need to book your visit beforehand, so don’t delay!
 
A member of the theatre staff who can answer all your questions and show you some of the very impressive features of our opera house takes you backstage for free.
 
After the October 23 performance, a member of the theatre staff who can answer all your questions and show you some of the very impressive features of our opera house takes you backstage for free.
 
The “En coulisse” tour lasts about 20 minutes, starts 15 minutes after the performance, is free of charge on prior reservation with our box office service by email [email protected].