Rusalka at Festival Theatre

Dates: (4/14/2016 - 4/16/2016 )

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Festival Theatre

13 / 29 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh,Edinburgh EH8 9FT

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Tickets: £18.00 - £80.50

Running Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

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Antony McDonald’s five-star production of Rusalka brings one of the most poignant fairy tales in opera to life. Full of quirky characters, and with more than a nod to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, his enchanting production contrasts sweet, touching moments of beauty with the dark and menacing story at its core.

Rusalka, a water nymph, longs to be human so she can earn the love of the Prince. The witch, Ježibaba, grants her wish but there are two conditions: Rusalka cannot use her voice, and she will be cursed for eternity if the Prince does not remain true to her. Just when it seems that Rusalka will get everything her heart desires, a foreign princess starts to turn the Prince’s head...

Dvo?ák’s lusciously romantic score moves from beautifully lyrical moments of passion and heartbreak like the famous ‘Song to the Moon’, to charming passages of folk-inspired melodies. Anne Sophie Duprels (Madama Butterfly 2014) is Rusalka, bass-baritone Sir Willard White is her father, and tenor Peter Wedd (Inés de Castro and Jen?fa 2015) is the Prince. Stuart Stratford conducts his first Scottish Opera production as Music Director.

Cast and Creative team for Rusalka at Festival Theatre

Conductor Stuart Stratford

Director & Designer Antony McDonald

Lighting Wolfgang Goebbel

Movement Lucy Burge

Associate Costume Designer Gabrielle Dalton

Rusalka Anne Sophie Duprels

Her Father, a Merman Sir Willard White

The Prince Peter Wedd

Ježibaba Leah-Marian Jones

Foreign Princess Natalya Romaniw

Gamekeeper Julian Hubbard

Kitchen Hand Clare Presland

Wood Nymphs Elin Pritchard, Emma Kerr#, Sioned Gwen Davies

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