Not a dry eye in the house: Rusalka at Czech National Theatre

Von David Karlin, 12 März 2014

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, am 11 März 2014

Dvořák, Rusalka

Prague National Theatre Opera

Zbyněk Müller, Musikalische Leitung

Jiří Heřman, Regie

Jaroslav Bönisch, Bühnenbild

Alexandra Grusková, Kostüme

Dana Burešová, Rusalka

Jolana Fogašová, Ježibaba, the Witch, Foreign Princess

Peter Berger, Prince

František Zahradníček, Vodník, the water goblin

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****1

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***11

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***11

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The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

**111

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**111

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.