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A short featurette with Gavin Plumley on the music of Katya Kabanova.

American tenor Brandon Jovanovich, winner of the highly prestigious Richard Tucker Award, has earned critical acclaim for his Lyric Opera debut role, Boris in Katya Kabanova. He speaks with Roger Pines about the challenges of portraying this character, while also discussing his other roles in Czech repertoire and his background in theater.

Katya Kabanova is Janacek's drama of forbidden love in a provincial Russian town. Join mezzo-soprano Judith Forst (Kabanicha), tenor Brandon Jovanovich (Boris), and conductor Markus Stenz for an in-depth look at a breathtakingly beautiful, deeply moving opera by the "Czech Puccini."

In this podcast, soprano Karita Mattila illuminates her role as Katya and expresses her great enthusiasm for Johnathan Miller's production from the Metropolitan Opera. Roger Pines hosts.

She's the most electrifying singing actress of our day, the kind of performer who drives the public into frenzies. That's how Musical America described the Finnish soprano when it named her the Musician of the Year in 2005. In November and December, the megastar returns to Lyric in the title role of Janacek's Katya Kabanova. Her portrayal of one of the great tragic heroines in opera is sure to be a highlight of the 2009/10 season. Discover more about this breathtaking artist by listening to our second installment of our podcast mini-series, A Star You Should Know. The 2-minute clip features commentary by general director William Mason and dramaturg Roger Pines, plus and an aria excerpt from Schoenberg's Gurrelieder.