Vasyl Slipak won an award for the song from what opera?
Vasyl Slipak Vasyl Yaroslavovych Slipak (Ukrainian: Василь Ярославович Сліпак , December 20, 1974 – June 29, 2016) was a Ukrainian baritone opera singer. From 1994 he frequently performed in France at such venues as Paris Opera and Opéra Bastille. For his opera performance, Slipak received several awards, including "Best Male Performance" for the Toreador Song. Apart from opera, he was posthumously awarded the title of "Hero of Ukraine" for his work as a volunteer soldier.
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" is a clear response to Janáček's feelings for Kamila, and the work is dedicated to her. The first performance was at the National Theatre (Národní divadlo v Brně ) in Brno on 23 November 1921.