San Francisco Opera - Rusalka
A mermaid sacrifices everything for the love of a human.
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Tell him, silvery moon, that I am embracing him. For at least momentarily let him recall of dreaming of me
A mermaid sacrifices everything for the love of a human.
A mermaid sacrifices everything for the love of a human.
From the shallows, Rusalka the Water Nymph pines for the love of a human Prince in Dvorak's beguiling interpretation of the classic fairytale. Lyrical and achingly beautiful, this new to San Francisco production immerses you into a supernatural world beneath the depths where mermaids, immortals and nefarious Sea-Witches dwell.
A tale as old as time, each culture has its own version of the mermaid story, with a Rusalka being the name of a water sprite in Slavic mythology. Don't expect any Disney like happy endings here, as Dvorak leads us down a darker path as Rusalka finds her love rejected after sacrificing her voice. Distraught and sentenced to live as a demon of the deep, even revenge cannot fix the pain of a broken heart.
Marge Scanlon
Stellar opera