RUSALKA
Antonín Dvořák
From january 30th to february 11th 2024
Sala Principal
RUSALKA
Antonín Dvořák
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Programme (Book version)
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
based upon the fairy tale Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
and inspired on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale The Little Mermaid
When fate’s torrent drowns love in a kiss
In 1901, Jaroslav Kvapil wrote a libretto whose dramatic richness is almost alien to the actual plot. In Rusalka, the suggestive power of the text is focused on the evocation of water, the forest, the lullaby of the aquatic whirlpool as a metaphysical explanation of the drama of the nymph in love with a human prince who loses her voice and, in the end, her soul in a poetic struggle to love simply.
One of the cornerstones of opera, Rusalka is now arriving at Les Arts after the splendid reception of Jenůfa, another key work of Czech opera. It also marks the debuts in Valencia of Christof Loy, a key figure among today’s stage directors, and of the young German conductor Cornelius Meister, who conducted the last performance of Wagner’s Ring at the Bayreuth Festival. The German director moves the aquatic kingdom of Rusalka to an old and decadent theatre, with the Rusalka as a dancer unhappy with her body who is desperate to escape the protection of her parents and discover the world. In the leading roles, two young voices who are making a name for themselves: the Russian soprano Olesya Golovneva and the tenor Adam Smith. together with the Russian bass Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev.
January 2024 |
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| 30 | Tuesday | 19:30 | |
February 2024 |
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| 03 | Saturday | 19:00 | |
| 06 | Tuesday | 19:30 | |
| 09 | Friday | 19:30 | |
| 11 | Sunday | 18:00 | |
Creative Team
Conductor
Cornelius Meister
Stage Director
Christof Loy
Set Designer
Johannes Leiacker
Costume Designer
Ursula Renzenbrink
LightingDesigner
Bernd Purkrabek
Choreographer
Klevis Elmazaj
Cast
Rusalka
Olesya Golovneva
The Prince
Adam Smith
The Foreign Princess
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace
Vodník
Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev
Ježibaba
Enkelejda Shkoza
Hunter
Daniel Gallegos ++
Gamekeeper
Manel Esteve
Kitchen helper
Laura Orueta +
First wood nymph
Cristina Toledo
Second wood nymph
Laura Fleur ++
Third wood nymph
Alyona Abramova
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana
Chorus
master Francesc Perales
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
+Alumni – Centre de
Perfeccionament
++Centre de
Perfeccionament
A new production by Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, in co-production with Teatro Real, Staatsoper Dresden and Gran Teatre del Liceu
