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Káťa Kabanová
Káťa Kabanová (also known in various spellings including "Katia", "Katja", "Katya", and "Kabanowa") is an opera in three acts, with music by Leoš Janáček to a libretto by , based on "The Storm", a play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The opera was also largely inspired by Janáček's love for Kamila Stösslová. This is often considered his first "mature" opera , despite the fact that he was 67 when it was premiered. "Káťa Kabanová"
her debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Herodias. In 1981 she sang in the world premiere of Antonio Bibalo's "Ghosts" at the Kiel Opera House. In 1983 she gave an acclaimed portrayal of Marfa Ignatevna Kabanová in Leoš Janáček's "Káťa Kabanová" at La Monnaie.
In 2004, Červená was honored with a Thalia Award.
She has been starring as Emilia Marty in the Janáček opera "The Makropulos Case" (based on the Karel Čapek play), directed by Robert Wilson, at the