Rusalka

  • 2011/2012 Season
  • [New Production]
    Antonín Dvořák : Rusalka
    Opera in 3 Acts
    Sung in Czech with Japanese Supertitles
  • OPERA HOUSE

  • PERFORMANCES

    2011
    Nov.232629Dec.36
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We feel it is important that the NNTT Opera lineup include, in addition to those popular standards that have become mainstays of the repertoire, great works that are not frequently staged in Japan. This season, we chose one from Eastern Europe. It will be our first production of Rusalka, the fantastic fairytale opera by Dvorak. Like Smetana and Janáček, Dvorak created operas based on Czech folk songs. He is well-known for his Symphony No. 9, the "New World Symphony". As the wistfully beautiful aria "Song to the Moon" shows, Dvorak also created operas with gorgeous melodies in abundance. The production to be staged at the NNTT was first performed in 2009 at the new home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, which opened in 2008 and made headlines with its daring design. It was thought that this production would be a perfect fit for the NNTT. Those same sets, costumes and props will be rented and used for the opera's premiere here at the theatre. The fairytale-like story unfolds in the form of a sensitive young girl's dream, and takes place in a mysterious forest home to frolicking nymphs, with a moon shining in the night sky. The emotions of the characters find clear expression in the music in this superb production, which is the work of Paul Curran, artistic director (Opera) of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. Czech Jaroslav Kyzlink will conduct in his NNTT debut. The lovely and talented Olga Guryakova will play the role of Rusalka.

This production of Rusalka is produced in association with the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.
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