Evelyn Herlitzius - Kata Kabanova from Salzburg Festival - BLU-RAY

Janácek's opera Káta Kabanová is set in a small Russian town and is based on the play The Storm by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. The story revolves around the central character, Káta - sung by Inchthe phenomenal Corinne WintersInch (Neue Musikzeitung) - who is trapped in a loveless marriage to an abusive man named Boris. Despite her unhappiness, she is bound by the strict societal norms of her time and is unable to escape the situation. However, when she meets and falls in love with a young man named Vána Kudrjáš, she finally experiences happiness and passion. But their relationship is short-lived, as Boris finds out and forces Káta to confess her infidelity in front of the entire town. Overwhelmed by the shame and guilt, she drowns herself in the nearby river. The opera explores themes of social conformity, oppression, and the consequences of forbidden love. Janácek's use of musical leitmotifs and repetitive themes reflect the characters' emotions and psychological states, adding depth and nuance to the story. Stage director Barrie Kosky managed to create an intimate but impressive setting in the magnificent Felsenreitschule. InchJittery and balletic, ecstatic and anxious, Winters has a child's volatile presence, and her livewire voice conveys Kát'a's wonder and vulnerability.Inch (The New York Times) InchCorinne Winters is InchKát'a KabanovaInch a great, luminous longing from head to toe. With director Barrie Kosky and conductor Jakub Hruša, she makes the opera in Salzburg a triumph.Inch (Der Tagesspiegel)

Recorded at the 2007 Salzburg Festival, this incredible concert is by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said, the youth orchestra, based in Sevilla, Spain consists of musicians from middle-eastern countries like Egypt.

SALZBURG FESTIVAL CONCERTS (6-DVD Box Set) DVD 1 – 2008 Opening Concert The concerts that occur each year at the Salzburg Festival are undoubtedly some of the finest performances in the world. Established in 1920, the Festival is held each summer in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In addition to the various concerts that are performed each year, operas and plays are presented as well. This unique and extensive features six concerts from the Salzburg Festival that were recorded between 2007 and 2013. The fine orchestras featured include the Wiener Philharmoniker, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, and the National Children's Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela under the batons of Pierre Boulez, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Daniel Barenboim, and Sir Simon Rattle. Maurice Ravel Valse nobles et sentimentales Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91 Igor Stravinsky L’oiseau de feu (The Firebird) Daniel Barenboim, piano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor DVD 2 – 2009 Opening Concert Franz Schubert 6 German Dances, D. 820 (arr. A. Webern) Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great” Josef Strauss Frauenherz, Op. 166 Delirien, Op. 212 Pêle-mêle, Op. 161 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor DVD 3 – 2010 Opening Concert Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Pierre Boulez Notations I-IV and VII (version for orchestra) Anton Bruckner Te Deum, WAB 45 Dorothea Röschmann, soprano Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor René Pape, bass Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, piano and conductor DVD 4 – 2011 Opening Concert Alban Berg Lulu Suite Der Wein Gustav Mahler Das klagende Lied Anna Prohaska, soprano Dorothea Röschmann, soprano Anna Larsson, contralto Johan Botha, tenor Vienna