Published on Mar 14, 2016

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: May 17-22, 2016

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 100, 280, 380, 550, 600, 680, 880

Features: The NCPA Opera Production of Dvorak's opera Rusalka will be performed at Opera House of NCPA from May 17th-22nd, this is first popular 3D projection technology into the opera stage in the world.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Dvorak's opera "RUSALKA" is a representative of the national opera of Czech. The script by Czech famous poet and dramatist Jaroslav Kvabil Czech made according to the mermaid mythology. The plot of the story is similar to that of Andersen's fairy tale "the sea's daughter". March 31, 1901, the play premiered in Prague, a huge success, quickly spread to foreign, is by far the most successful Czech opera. As in China, staged the first Czech opera, the drama will let the Chinese audience for the first time feel the language, tone of voice and music combined to produce the unique charm.

The National Grand Theater in the production of adhering to the consistent style, set the rich artistic imagination and the strength of the production of first-class creative team -- the famous director, Hugo de Anna and his team, to create a distinctive "RUSALKA." Hugo de Anaji, director, choreography, costume design in a body. His stage visual presentation is always a great sense of integrity and shock. This time he is story of fairy tale atmosphere will play to the extreme, originality will be a combination of art and technology, in the world first popular 3D projection technology into the opera stage, presented to the audience a magnificent sea of dreams.

SYNOSIS

Act I A meadow by a lake.
The water nymph Rusalka sits sadly as wood nymphs sing and dance. She is unhappy, she tells her father, the Water Gnome, because she fell in love with a human—the Prince—when he came to swim in the lake. Now she wants to become human herself to be with him. Horrified, the Water Gnome tells her that humans are evil. When Rusalka insists, he advises her to get help from the witch Jezibaba. Rusalka calls on the moon to tell the Prince of her love. Jezibaba arrives and agrees to turn Rusalka into a human—but warns her that if she doesn’t find love she will be damned and the man she loves will die. Also, by becoming mortal, she will lose her power of speech. Convinced that her love will overcome all spells, Rusalka agrees and Jezibaba gives her a potion to drink. As dawn breaks, the Prince appears with a hunting party and finds Rusalka by the lake. Even though she won’t speak to him, he is captivated by her beauty and takes her to his castle. The Water Gnome and the nymphs mourn the loss of Rusalka.

Act II
At the castle, the Gamekeeper and the Kitchen Boy discuss the Prince’s strange new bride. The Prince enters with Rusalka, still determined to win her despite her seeming coldness. A Foreign Princess, who has come for the wedding, mocks Rusalka’s silence and reproaches the Prince for ignoring his guests. The Prince sends Rusalka away to dress for the ball and escorts the Princess into the castle. In the deserted garden, the Water Gnome appears from the pool. Rusalka, intimidated by her surroundings, rushes from the castle in tears. Suddenly recovering her voice, she begs the Water Gnome to help her, telling him that the Prince no longer loves her. The Prince and the Princess return and the Prince confesses his love for her. When Rusalka intervenes, he rejects her. The Water Gnome warns the Prince of the fate that awaits him, then disappears with Rusalka. The Prince asks the Princess for help but she ridicules him and tells him to follow his bride into hell.

Act III
Back by the lake, Rusalka laments her fate. Jezibaba mocks her, then explains there is a way to save herself: she must kill the Prince. Rusalka refuses. When her sisters reject her as well, she sinks into the water in despair. The Gamekeeper and the Kitchen Boy arrive to ask Jezibaba for help. The Prince, they say, has been bewitched by a strange wood girl. Enraged, the Water Gnome rises from the lake, saying that it was the Prince who deceived Rusalka. Terrified by the supernatural sight, the two run away. The Prince, desperate and half crazy with remorse, emerges from the forest, looking for Rusalka and calling out for her to return to him. She appears from the water, reproaching him for his infidelity, and explains that now a kiss from her would kill him. Accepting his destiny, he asks her to kiss him to give him peace. She does, and he dies in her arms. Rusalka asks for mercy on his soul and disappears into the water.

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