Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka, a lyrical story of longing, sacrifice, and the impossibility of uniting two different worlds, premiered on March 31, 1901 in Prague.

Sometimes we pursue our dreams, and they come to fruition. Sometimes they don’t. “Rusalka,” presented by Portland Opera at the Keller Auditorium this month, gives us the latter viewpoint. It’s a ...

Irish National Opera’s coproduction, directed by Netia Jones, features the well-matched central pairing of Jennifer Davis and ...

Opera Orlando was on the road this weekend, bringing a beautiful production of Dvořák’s “Rusalka” to the grounds of the Maitland Art Center. Think “The Little Mermaid” moves to Florida and, like many ...

Milwaukee Opera Theatre (MOT) and Danceworks dive back into the enchanted waters of “Rusalka,” with their second collaborative production of Antonín Dvořák’s classic opera. Once again, they presented ...

Reading a director’s rationale before watching their take on a classic can blunt the freshness of one’s responses. But there are times when some preliminary swotting is essential, and so it is with ...

In one of the loveliest operatic scores of all time, Dvořák makes cruel demands on his eponymous water nymph and the prince ...

Jul. 16—Rusalka is a water nymph from Slavic mythology who risks everything for love. She falls in love with a prince hunting around her lake. A witch offers her a potion and Rusalka takes a sip, ...

Through centuries and across countries, various versions of folklore grew. “Rusalka,” which Wichita Grand Opera is presenting next weekend, is composer Antonin Dvorak’s take on the Czechoslovakian ...

The opera by Antonin Dvorak about a water nymph’s journey into the human world, first performed in 1901, is making its debut at La Scala in June. By David Belcher Poor Rusalka. The title character of ...