Rusalka

Overview

Human soul, pure human soul! The water nymph Rusalka longs for life above the water, for love and a human soul. The witch knows the way, but the price is high – Rusalka loses her ability to speak, but what good is speech when for her beloved prince she is just a wave on the water… The world of men, however, turns out to be cruel and full of betrayal, over which even her pure love cannot prevail. This new version of Rusalka is based on Lars-Åke Thessman’s original set design for Rusalka at the Gothenburg Opera 2012.

Cast

J

Jana Šrejma Kačírková

Rusalka

Peter Berger

Prince

J

Jan Šťáva

Vodník, the water goblin

E

Eliška Gattringerová

The Foreign Princess

V

Václava Krejči Housková

Ježibaba, a witch