Rusalka

Synopsis

This highly acclaimed production from the Bayerische Staatsoper was a veritable sensation and a double revelation. That of the powerful and fascinating re-interpretation of Antonín Dvo?ák's fairy-tale opera "Rusalka" and that of the young, up-and-coming Latvian soprano, Kristine Opolais, whose performance was hailed by the press as "one of the most vivid and striking accomplishments seen on an opera stage in a long time" (Vienna's daily "Der Standard"). With her velvety soprano, her captivating beauty and her tremendous stage presence, Opolais perfectly embodies the role of the water nymph who becomes a human in order to find love, but loses all hope when her prince is seduced by a sensual princess.

Additional Info

• No: A05018371
• Composer: Antonín Dvorák
• Conductor: Tomas Hanus
• Orchestra: Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
• Artists: Klaus Florian Vogt, Krasteva, Nadia, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Janina Bächle
• Production year: 2010
• Run time: 02:34:00
• Director: Thomas Grimm / Martin Kusej
• Producers: UNITEL in cooperation with Bayerische Staatsoper
• Format: HDTV