Rusalka
From: Thursday, 17th June 2010
To: Thursday, 17 June 2010
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
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
Our Review:
18 June 2010
Rusalka promises a powerful show brimming with life and the tragedy of wasted sacrifice. Like Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, water nymph Rusalka is offered the chance to experience love but at the cost of her voice and immortality and, if her love is not reciprocated, risks exile and the damnation of her beloved.
Even though it pre-dates the medium Dvorak’s music is almost cinematic. It carries the story along adding drama and power. It is also deeply lyrical especially "The Song to the Moon." Evocatively performed by Giselle Allen as our heroine, it is a joy soaked in strings and harp.
Unfortunately director Olivia Fuchs ignores the potential drama and, in aiming for subtlety and atmosphere, gives us a slow and rather dull production. The set, by Niki Turner, represents Rusalka’s home as an icy kingdom. The chunks of ice and sterile blue lig...
Cast
Giselle Allen (Rusalka)
Richard Berrkeley-Steele (The Prince)
Anne-Marie Owens (Jezibaba)
Susannah Glanville (The Foreign Princess)
Richard Angas (The Water Sprite)
Creative
Dvorak (Music)
Jaroslav Kvapil (Lyrics)
Opera North (Company)
Oliver von Dohnanyi (Conductor)
Olivia Fuch (Director)
Niki Turner K:Niki Turner (Design)
Bruno Poet (Lighting)
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