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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

Jennifer Davis (Rusalka)
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Michelle DeYoung (Ježibaba) and Jennifer Davis (Rusalka)
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Ryan Capozzo (Prince) and Giselle Allen (Foreign Princess)
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Ante Jerkunica (Vodník) and Jennifer Davis (Rusalka)
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Rachel Croash, Sarah Richmond and Alexandra Urquiola (Wood sprites)
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“less a romantic fantasy than a troubling act of self-erasure”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, am 22 März 2026
Dvořák, Rusalka
Irish National Opera
Fergus Sheil, Musikalische Leitung
Netia Jones, Regie, Bühnenbild, Kostüme, Video
Lotta Hammarstrand, Licht
Irish National Opera Orchestra
Irish National Opera Chorus
Jennifer Davis, Rusalka
Ryan Capozzo, Prince
Ante Jerkunica, Vodník, the water goblin
Michelle DeYoung, Ježibaba, the Witch
Giselle Allen, Foreign Princess
Rachel Croash, First Wood Sprite
Sarah Richmond, Second Wood Sprite, Kitchen Boy
Alexandra Urquiola, Third Wood Sprite
Benjamin Russell, Gamekeeper
Andrew Masterson, The Hunter
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****1
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*****
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****1
Terrifically strong principals in Irish National Opera’s Rigoletto
****1
Strong voices shine amidst Fuchs' superficially garish Traviata
***11
Gold medal for Irish National Opera's L’Olimpiade at Covent Garden
****1
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