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Opera

Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák

A spellbinding fairy tale, or an ancient myth of man against Nature? Rusalka is both.

The National Theatre
English surtitles

Basic information

Venue

The National Theatre

Approximate running time

3 hours 10 minutes, 2 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

Language

In Czech, surtitles in Czech, English

Premiere

May 13, 2009

Water, fire, blood, an arrow, a dagger ... Passion, disillusion, revenge, forgiveness ... One of the world’s loveliest operas in a profound and meditative production abounding in mysterious symbols, magic light and wonderful music.

Cast

  • 2024-2025

Creatives

Stage director
Jiří Heřman
Light design
Daniel Tesař
Choreography
Jan Kodet
Chorus master
Lukáš Kozubík
Dramaturgy
Beno Blachut

About

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Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka is a true gem of Czech opera, one that has won over audiences worldwide. Ardent melodies, both tender and dramatically extreme, the composer’s masterful work with musical motifs and full-blooded orchestration, as well as Jaroslav Kvapil’s fabulous libretto, evoking K. J. Erben’s simple yet immensely forcible ballads, make Rusalka a work of fascinating beauty addressing audiences of all ages.

Rusalka has customarily been deemed a “mere” fairy-tale. To be sure, there is no doubt that the fantastic story and the characters of the wood nymphs, the water goblin and the witch are of a fairy-tale ilk, yet in its fairy-tale scenes Dvořák’s masterpiece bears an enciphered profound message about the fundamental order of forces, elements, energies and passions in the natural, and therefore also human, world.

Photo: Hana Smejkalová, Petra Hajská and Petr Neubert

Suitable for audience from 10 years.

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