Event listing: Rusalka | Gaiety Theatre | Wed 18 Sep 2013 at 19:30

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Gaiety Theatre Dublin, County Dublin, 2, Ireland

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Programme

Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)

Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil

Performers

Lyric Opera Dublin
Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
Ballet Ireland
Gabriela Iştoc	Soprano
Richard Wiegold	Bass
Natasha Jouhl	Soprano	Rusalka
Jeffrey Gwaltney	Tenor	Prince
Imelda Drumm	Mezzo-soprano	Ježibaba, the Witch

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Becoming human: Kateřina Kněžíková on Rusalka

Bachtrack, 6th August

Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková talks about embodying Dvořák’s water nymph who tragically yearns to become human – and her personal journey with this most famous of Czech operatic roles.

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A riveting Rusalka by Lyric Opera in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 18th September

Tonight was the Dublin première of Dvořák’s opera Rusalka, and the most surprising fact about this is that it took 112 years for this enchanting opera to make its debut here. For, as tonight’s performance so aptly illustrated, Rusalka is a glorious work on so many different levels: it has hauntingly beautiful melodies, daring orchestral harmonies and an enchanting but ultimately tragic love story.

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