In the organizer's words:
Composer Antonín Dvořák. Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil.
Lyrical fairy tale in three acts (1901)
Recommended from the age of 16
In Czech language. With surtitles in German and English.
Duration approx. 3 hours 17 minutes
Act 1 approx.18.00 - 19.03 hrs2.Actca. 19.03 - 19.49 Intermissionca. 19.49 - 20.19h3.Act approx.20.19 - 21.17
Description
In their opera Rusalka, premiered in 1901, Antonín Dvořák and his librettist Jaroslav Kvapil blend the Slavic myth of the undead avenger from the water with fairy-tale characters such as Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine and Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid against the backdrop of the dark legends of the poet Karel Jaromír Erben. The fascinating soundscapes, the songlike and highly dramatic moments made Rusalka one of the most successful Czech operas.
Staging
Rusalka feels trapped in a world from which she cannot escape. She is prepared to give up her immortality for a human soul in order to win the love of the prince. She has to pay for this with her voice. Silenced and freed from her dark world, she has to watch as the prince chooses a strange woman over her - to both their doom. She cannot live, she cannot die and yet in the end she helps the prince to his death with a "saving" kiss.
Production team
Musical direction: Petr Popelka
Production: Martin Kušej
Stage: Martin Zehetgruber
Costumes: Heidi Hackl
Lighting: Reinhard Traub
Chorus: Franz Obermair
Dramaturgy: Olaf A. Schmitt
Bavarian State Orchestra
Bavarian State Opera Chorus
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Price information:
Price varies depending on seat category: Prices L , € 163 /142 /117 /91 /64 /39 /15 /11
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