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Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák
Lyrical fairy tale in three acts
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
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A female performer as the Water Nymph from Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák lies curled on her side on a tilted, white metal bed frame. She wears a light, sleeveless costume in soft tones. The stage is dimly lit with cool, bluish hues, and curved, wave-like structures rise in the background, evoking an underwater atmosphere. The scene appears quiet, dreamlike, and slightly surreal.
Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák © Paul Leclaire
Lyrical fairy tale in three acts
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
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“Are you human, or are you a fairy tale?” The water nymph Rusalka is in love with a prince. Only if she is transformed into a human can she be united with him. But the witch Ježibaba binds this spell to conditions: Rusalka must remain silent, and if the prince no longer loves her, she must kill him. The two plan to marry, but the prince is already troubled by her eternal silence, and soon he succumbs to the seduction of another woman. Rejected, Rusalka returns to the lake. When the prince shows remorse, the curse demands its price: one final kiss brings him death.

Antonín Dvořák’s lyrical fairy tale, premiered in Prague in 1901, combines the magical sounds of Impressionism and late Romanticism. Under the musical direction of Modestas Pitrenas, Nadja Loschky’s production is presented for the first time at Offenbachplatz.

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Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Bühne

Kostüme

Chorleitung

Dramaturgie

cast

Der Prinz

Die fremde Fürstin

Rusalka

Der Wassermann

Ježibaba

Der Heger

1. Elfe

2. Elfe

3. Elfe

Ein Jäger

Chor

Orchester

Statisterie

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O moon, high and deep in the sky, tell me where my beloved is.

Rusalka