KATYA KABANOVA

by Leoš Janáček

Victorian Opera, Palais Theatre, Melbourne, 2025

Director Heather Fairbairn
Conductor Alexander Briger
Set and Costume Designer Savanna Wegman
Lighting Designer Niklas Pajanti
Video Designer Robert Brown
Assistant Director & Camera Operator Benjamin Sheen

with Desiree Frahn, Andrew Goodwin, Antoinette Halloran, Michael Petruccelli, Douglas Kelly, Emily Edmonds, Adrian Tamburini, Michaela Cadwgan

Winner of the overall Outstanding Production Award in the 2025 OperaChaser Critics Awards.

Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Live-cinema, cine-opera stage set with film crew and actors, large black-and-white projection of man's face in background, decorated with fabric and plants.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A group of people and camera crew on a stage with large black and white portrait backdrop of a woman's face, surrounded by makeshift scaffolding and plastic sheeting.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A woman standing outdoors in front of a chain-link fence with plants, wearing a cream sweater and a red pleated skirt, smiling with arms outstretched.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Three women standing outdoors at night near a chain-link fence with plastic sheeting. They look thoughtful or concerned, with one holding a large duffle bag.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Live-cinema, cine-opera scene, with a woman kneeling on the floor, another woman sitting on the ground with a concerned expression, and a man operating a camera, set against a dark, textured background.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Two young people are standing near a chain-link fence covered with vine plants, at night. The woman is smiling and wearing a denim jacket. The man is wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and jeans.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A woman in a shiny dress and patterned shawl is gesturing emotionally, while a man in a beige coat and glasses stands behind a chain-link fence, touching it with one hand and looking down, in a theatrical scene.
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Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Man and woman on stage with a cinematic background, scene from a live-cinema, cine-opera stage production.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Film set with a woman sitting on a platform, a man standing beside her, another person operating a camera, and a large black-and-white screen showing a close-up of a woman's face in the background.
Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A woman in a light-colored dress standing on a platform in front of a large screen displaying a close-up image of a woman's face in profile.