How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka

By David Karlin, 05 July 2019

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“this performance dragged us into the big emotions and made us part of them”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 4 July 2019

Dvořák, Rusalka

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Robin Ticciati, Conductor

Melly Still, Director

Rae Smith, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Sally Matthews, Rusalka

Alexander Roslavets, Vodník, the water goblin

Patricia Bardon, Ježibaba, the Witch

Evan LeRoy Johnson, Prince

Zoya Tsererina, Foreign Princess

Vuvu Mpofu, First Wood Sprite

Annamaria Pennisi, Second Wood Sprite

Alyona Abramova, Third Wood Sprite

Colin Judson, Gamekeeper

Alix Le Saux, Kitchen Boy

Adam Marsden, The Hunter

Paule Constable, Lighting Designer

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Rick Nodine, Choreography

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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.