Opera

Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Opera ('lyric fairy tale') in three acts
Sung in Czech, with German surtitles.

Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil
Premiere: 1901 in Prague

Su, 12.02.2023

Grosses Haus18:00 - 20:40

Tickets 9,90 € - 66,00 €

further dates

Trailer: Theater TV – Ullrich Bohn

Olesya Golovneva
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Gerard Schneider, Olesya Golovneva
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Derrick Ballard, Nora Kazemieh, Sarah Mehnert, Donata-Alexandra Koch
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Katrin Wundsam
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Christopher Bolduc, Stella An
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Olesya Golovneva, Nora Kazemieh, Sarah Mehnert, Donata-Alexandra Koch
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Sascha Schicht
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Gerard Schneider, Elena Bezgodkova
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Olesya Golovneva, Katrin Wundsam
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Olesya Golovneva, Gerard Schneider
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Stella An, Christopher Bolduc
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Katrin Wundsam, Sascha Schicht
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Olesya Golovneva, Chorus
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Gerard Schneider. Katrin Wundsam, Chorus
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Katrin Wundsam, Elena Bezgodkova, Sascha Schicht
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

Derrick Ballard, Elena Bezgodkova
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

One of the most beloved Czech operas of all time, Antonín Dvořák’s famous "Rusalka" is part of the stable repertoire of many opera companies around the world. Composed as a "lyric fairy tale", the work deals with themes of love, redemption, identity, longing, communication and speechlessness. Rusalka, a water sprite, falls in love with a prince who comes to swim in the lake where she lives. She is willing to sacrifice everything for the man she loves and, despite all warnings, leaves her watery home to follow the prince. But she soon becomes disillusioned by the human world, wandering endlessly until, finally, she is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.

PREMIERE: 21 January 2023