Details
Based on De la Motte's 'Undine' Rusalka is a water sprite who becomes human so that she can marry a prince, only to find that he is unfaithful. First performed in the National Theatre, Prague on 31st March 1901 Sung in Czech with English supertitles.
Cast/Performers
Anne Sophie Duprels (Rusalka),
Willard White (Sir - Rusalka's Father / Merman),
Peter Wedd (The Prince),
Leah-Marian Jones (Jezibaba),
Natalya Romaniw (Foreign Princess),
Julian Hubbard (Gamekeeper),
Clare Presland (Kitchen Hand),
Elin Pritchard (Wood Nymph),
Emma Kerr (Wood Nymph),
Sioned Gwen Davies (Wood Nymph)
Creatives/Company
Music:
DvorakLyrics:
Jaroslav KvapilCompany:
Scottish OperaConductor:
Stuart StratfordDirector(s):
Antony McDonald,
Lucy Burge (movement director)
Design:
Antony McDonaldLighting:
Wolfgang GoebbelCostume:
Gabrielle Dalton (associate costume designer)