RUSALKA

In the organizer's words:

Composer Antonín Dvořák. Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil.

Lyrical fairy tale in three acts (1901)

In Czech language. With surtitles in German and English.

In their opera Rusalka, premiered in 1901, Antonín Dvořák and his librettist Jaroslav Kvapil blend the Slavic myth of the undead avenger from the water with fairy-tale characters such as Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine and Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid against the backdrop of the gloomy legends of the poet Karel Jaromír Erben. The fascinating soundscapes, the songlike and highly dramatic moments made Rusalka one of the most successful Czech operas.

CAST:

Musical direction: Edward Gardner

Production: Martin Kušej

Stage: Martin Zehetgruber

Costumes: Heidi Hackl

Lighting: Reinhard Traub

Chorus: Franz Obermair

Dramaturgy: Olaf A. Schmitt

The Prince: Pavol Breslik

The Foreign Princess: Elena Guseva

Rusalka: Asmik Grigorian

The Water Sprite: Christof Fischesser

The Witch: Okka von der Damerau

The Forester: Kevin Conners

The Kitchen Boy: Ekaterine Buachidze

1st wood nymph: Mirjam Mesak

2nd forest nymph: Arnheidur Eiríksdóttir

3rd forest nymph: Natalie Lewis

A hunter: Vitor Bispo

Bavarian State Orchestra

Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Price information:

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