Rusalka
In Slavic folklore, the rusalka (rusalky/rusalki; Cyrillic: русалка; Polish: rusałka) is a typically feminine entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water, with counterparts in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melusine and the Germanic Nixie. Folklorists have proposed a variety of origins for the entity, including that they may originally stem from Slavic paganism, where they may have been seen as benevolent spirits. Rusalki appear in a variety of media in modern popular culture, particularly in Slavic language-speaking countries, where they frequently resemble the concept of the mermaid.
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Rusalka (2020)
Rusalka by A. Dvorak, from Teatro Real performed at Teatro Real, 2020. Directed by Christof Loy, conductor Ivor Bolton, starring Asmik Grigorian, Eric Cutler, Karita Mattila, Katarina Dalayman, Sebastià Peris, Manel Esteve, Juliette Mars, Julietta Aleksanyan, Rachel Kelly, Alyona Abramova and Max...
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Rusalka (1986)
"David Pountney’s landmark English National Opera staging of Dvořák’s haunting fairy tale opera left critics and audiences spellbound. The production is set in a Victorian nursery where an adolescent girl, on the brink of sensual awakening, dreams of first love. Her story is that of Rusalka the w...
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Rusalka (2012)
Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák, from La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, 2012. Directed by Stefan Herheim, conductor Willy Vanduren. Starring Myrtò Papatanasiu, Rusalka; Pavel Černoch, Prince; Annalena Persson, Foreign princess; Willard White, Vodnik; Renée Morloc, Ježibaba; Ekaterina Isachenko, YoungHee Ki...
