Cast

Conductor | Oliver von Dohnányi
Director | Patrick Nolan

Katya | Melody Moore / Corinne Winters
Kabanicha | Victoria Livengood
Boris | Joseph Dennis / Scott Quinn
Dikoj | Stefan Szkafarowsky
Varvara | Maya Lahyani
Vanya | Joshua Kohl
Tichon | Nicky Spence
Kuligin | Joseph Lattanzi

Reviews

Káťa Kabanová - Seattle Opera (2017)

“Maya Lahyani as the rebellious Varvara, Joshua Kohl as her beau Kudrjas and Stefan Szkafarowsky as Boris’ ill-tempered uncle all delivered fine work.” - Queen Anne News

The “Katya”  comprimario roles were well-cast throughout, led by the Maya Lahyani as Kabanicha’s free-spirited daughter Varvara and Pennsylvania tenor Joshua Kohl as her intellectual boyfriend Kudrjas. … Kohl was an appealing Kudrjas, who pursues Varvara while helping create an erotic mood for Katya’s fateful meetings with Boris. Neither Kudrjas nor Varvara have sympathy for either Kabinicha’s old ways nor Katya’s belief in the need for punishment for mortal sin.” - Opera Warhorses

“The supporting couple, Israeli mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani (a former Seattle Opera Young Artist) as Varvara and American tenor Joshua Kohl as Kudrjas, were younger and more carefree in their attitudes and behavior. Their duets were lighter and more romantic and their music more Italianate.  Their singing was fresh and joyous. They were very successful as the polar opposites of the triangle of Katya, Boris and Tichon.” - Classical Voice

“Maya Lahyani played the role of Varvara with a light-hearted and free-spirited nature that provided some relief from the heaviness of Katya’s situation. It also meshed wonderfully with Joshua Kohl’s Kudrjas. The duets that featured the two lovers (Varvara and Kudrjas) were exceptionally well sung.” - Northwest Reverb

“They are also fortunate in the rest of the cast. The thoughtless young lovers Varvara and Kudrjas are taken in both casts by Maya Lahyani and Joshua Kohl in rather genre-generic musical-comedy second-couple fashion, but both sing very well…” - Opera Today