Work: Rusalka

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Composer	Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Period	Romantic
Librettist	Jaroslav Kvapil
Year	1900
Work type	Opera / Oratorio

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PragueRusalka

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National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Sep 18, 24, Oct 02, 25, Dec 02, 12, 28, 2026 Jan 10, 16, Feb 17, 26, Mar 19, 31, Apr 05, 26, May 30

Dvořák: Rusalka

Tomáš Netopil; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Martin Chocholoušek; Simona Rybáková; Karel Šimek

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PragueRusalka

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State Opera (Státní opera), Sep 21, 27, Oct 29, Nov 08, 27, Dec 05, 16, 26, 2026 Mar 08, 14, May 01, 20

Dvořák: Rusalka

Ondrej Olos; Zdeněk Troška; Prague State Opera; Anna Novotná-Pešková; Milan Ferenčík; Josef Jelínek; Prague State Opera Orchestra

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StockholmRusalkaNew production

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Royal Swedish Opera, Sep 27, 30, Oct 04 mat, 10, 17, 22, 28, Nov 04, 08 mat, 12

Dvořák: Rusalka

Alan Gilbert; Netia Jones; Royal Swedish Opera; Case Scaglione; Lotta Hammarstrand

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No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

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Orsolya Gyárfás, 26 Jul

Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.

****1

Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney

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Jeremy Eccles, 19 Jul

Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner.

****1

Tcherniakov’s bold reading of Rusalka opens the season in Naples

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Lorenzo Fiorito, 20 Nov

Dmitri Tcherniakov’s staging of Rusalka in Naples has a starkly modern visual style which occasionally dilutes the story’s emotional impact.

***11

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BrnoRusalka

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On demand from Janáček Theatre (Janáčkovo divadlo), Brno, Sat 6 Sep at 19:00, Until 06 Mar 12:00

Dvořák: Rusalka

Marko Ivanović; David Radok; National Theatre Brno; Zuzana Jezková; Přemysl Janda; National Theatre Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra

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Bachtrack top ten: Antonín Dvořák

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Mark Pullinger, 08 Sep

Johannes Brahms was a big supporter of Antonín Dvořák and justly so, for the Czech master, who made it big in America, composed music full of bucolic good humour and Romantic richness.

Becoming human: Kateřina Kněžíková on Rusalka

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Bachtrack, 06 Aug

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.