Dvorák: Rusalka

Dvorák: Rusalka

🎞️ Movie 152 min
2014

Antonin Dvorak’s next to last opera draws its substance from the underwater wonderland of little mermaids, Undines and Melusines: the water nymph Rusalka falls hopelessly in love with a prince and, although she is willing to sacrifice her voice to acquire the human form she needs in order to stay with him, the disparity between them proves to be too great. Jaroslav Kvapil’s libretto inspired Dvorak to compose a masterpiece, a compelling opera full of poignant lyricism and dramatic twists. Ádám Fisher and Stefan Herheim masterfully presented this ‘lyrical fairytale’ at La Monnaie in 2008. In this widely acclaimed interpretation, the fairytale elements sometimes assume frighteningly realistic dimensions so that one might see this enchanting production as a psychoanalytical study of male fantasies and female archetypes.

Cast

Pavel Cernoch
Pavel Cernoch
Prince
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Marc Coulon
Policeman
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André Grégoire
Butcher
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Julian Hubbard
Hunter
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Julian Hubbard
Priest
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Ekaterina Isachenko
Wood Nymph
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Nova Javakhidze
Wood Nymph
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Younghee Kim
Wood Nymph
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Renée Morloc
Jezibaba
Myrtò Papatanasiu
Myrtò Papatanasiu
Rusalka
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Annalena Persson
Foreign Princess

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

La Monnaie: Dvořák: Rusalka
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La Monnaie: Dvořák: Rusalka