RUSALKA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague This Month
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 Comes to Théâtre du Capitole in October
L’amour peut-il transgresser la frontière entre le monde innocent des créatures fantastiques et celui, corrompu, des humains ? Conte romantique nourri de ballades tchèques, Rusalka est aussi un sommet absolu de l’opéra : Dvořák, admirable symphoniste, s’y révèle d'un lyrique ardent et attaché à la terre.
Portland Opera Announces 2022/23 Season
Portland Opera’s 2022/23 season will feature the cultural touchstone Carmen; Thumbprint, a powerful new opera inspired by the story of Mukhtar Mai, a trailblazing Pakistani human rights activist; the company’s first production of the iconic and magical Dvořák opera Rusalka and more.
BWW Feature: Santa Fe Opera Announces 2020 Season
The Santa Fe Opera's General Director Robert K. Meya today announced repertory and casting for the company's exciting 64th Season in 2020. On the panel joining Meya for the announcement were the President of the Board of Directors Susan G. Marineau, Andrea Fellows Walters, Director of Community Engagement, and Cori Ellison, the company's first, recently appointed Dramaturg.
San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Updates for 2019 Summer Season
Beginning June 5 and continuing through the 29th, San Francisco Opera presents a trio of extraordinary lyric works Georges Bizet's Carmen, George Frideric Handel's Orlando and Anton n Dvo k's Rusalka featuring powerful leading women in the title roles. Spanning three centuries and sung in French, Italian and Czech, the 2019 Summer Season repertory will occasion the Company debuts of four conductors, including two women, in productions that are new to the War Memorial Opera House stage. Some casting updates for the repertory were announced today and additional casting of supporting roles will be released at a future date.
Manfred Honeck to Conduct NY Phil; Nikolaj Znaider to Make Conducting Debut
Manfred Honeck will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist; Mr. Honeck's own arrangement of Dvorák's Rusalka Fantasy, orchestrated by Tomáš Ille; and selections from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. The following week, Nikolaj Znaider will make his New York Philharmonic conducting debut leading Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Jian Wang in his subscription debut, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams, Thursday, May 10, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 11 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m.
Infoblatt zur Premiere von 'Rusalka'
Das Ma?rchen u?ber ein Wesen aus einer fremden Welt, das sich in einen Menschen verliebt, seine Heimat verla?sst und an der Wankelmu?tigkeit des Geliebten scheitert, ist so alt wie oft bearbeitet worden. Aus unterschiedlichen Quellen kompilierte der tschechische Dichter Jaroslav Kvapil eine neue Version des Stoffes fu?r ein Libretto, das Antoni?n Dvor?a?k vertonte. Im Zentrum eine scho?ne Nixe: Rusalka. Das vorletzte Werk des Komponisten entstand um 1900 und ist musikalisch ebenso der tschechischnationalen Schule verbunden wie auch in einzelnen Aspekten dem Musikdrama Richard Wagners. Nach 25 Jahren kommt es an der Wiener Staatsoper nun zu einer Neuproduktion dieses wichtigen zentralen osteuropa?ischen Werks.