Register Your Cart

Rusalka

opera in three acts
music by Antonín Dvořák

3 hours 10 minutes
two intervals
csperformed in Czech (with Russian surtitles based on the translation by Oleg and Mikhail Malevich)
16+for viewers over 16 years old
60 minutes Interval 30 minutes 40 minutes Interval 20 minutes 40 minutes
Rusalka
Artists
Rusalka — Tatiana Ryaguzova
The Water-Sprite — Yury Monchak
Ježibaba — Ekaterina Sevryukova
The Prince — Dmitry Golovnin
The Foreign Princess — Marina Tregubovich
Conductor — Peter Feranec
     
     

Credits
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil

Musical Director of the production: Peter Feranec
Stage Director: Igor Konyayev
Stage Designers: Pyotr Okunev, Olga Shaishmelashvili
Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
Choreographer: Maria Korablyova
Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Principal Pianist: Natalia Dudik
Director: Yulia Prokhorova
Stage Director Assistant: Vyacheslav Kalyuzhny
Chorus Masters: Alexey Dmitriev, Sergey Tsyplenkov
Ballet Pianist: Natalia Spichka
Consultant in the Czech language: Elena Kolomiytseva
Surtitles: Margarita Kunitsyna-Tankevich
Stage Manager: Olga Kokh

Sets and costumes produced at the Vozrozhdenie Theatrical Design Studios

Premiere at the Mikhailovsky Theatre: 30 October 2009

The story of the love between Rusalka and the Prince, who find themselves at the crossroads between a mythical world and ordinary human life, is told through a poignant musical score by Antonín Dvořák. Slavic mythology is fused with an exquisite lyricism and beautiful melodies are developed within the precise framework of classical operatic style. The protagonists face a tormenting decision and trials on the boundary between love and death. The influential roles of the Water Sprite, the witch Ježibaba, and other mythical lake- and forest-dwellers, serve only to reinforce the profound humanity of this struggle for love and grace. Having fallen in love with the Prince, Rusalka dreams of becoming mortal in order to experience the life of a human woman. Cursed by dark powers and abandoned by her love, she cannot return to the creatures of the water. Condemned to deliver death, she chooses, instead, to offer forgiveness. Behind the fairytale title lies a very serious, adult story which will enrich the emotional experience of the perceptive listener.

Act I
At the edge of a forest lake, Rusalka tells a water spirit, Vodník, that she has fallen in love with a human Prince and wants to become human to embrace him. Vodník feels sorry for her and steers her to a witch, Ježibaba, for assistance. Ježibaba tells Rusalka that if she becomes human, she will lose the power of speech and that if she is betrayed by the Prince, both of them will be eternally damned. Rusalka agrees to the terms and drinks a potion. At the dawn, the Prince, hunting a white doe, comes to the lake. He sees the beautiful Rusalka, falls in love with her and leads her to his castle.

Act II
The court is busy with the wedding preparations. The servants are surprised by a sudden appearance of the doleful fiancée. She is troubled as the Prince is already lavishing attentions on a Foreign Princess who is a wedding guest. Vodník is watching Rusalka with grief: she tries to attract her fiancé, but he rejects her. Vodník curses the Prince and foretells his soon death. Vodník takes Rusalka back to the lake. The Princess is triumphant: now the Prince is hers.

Act III
Again, Rusalka is sitting at the edge of the forest lake. Ježibaba’s curse has come to its power. Now Rusalka cannot join her sisters in the lake. Ježibaba suggests that Rusalka kill the Prince: thus, she will get break of the curse. Rusalka, however, is unable to kill her beloved. In the meantime, the Prince is longing for Rusalka. He grew cool towards the Princess and wants to win back Rusalka. He comes to the lake and calls for her. Rusalka emerges from the depths of the lake. The Prince rushes to her arms, but she stops him. Rusalka is still in love with him. She forgives him and tells him that her kiss means death for him. The Prince, however, does not want to live without her. Rusalka kisses him, and he dies in her arms.
USER AGREEMENT



1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1.    This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) defines the procedure for accessing the website of the St. Petersburg State Funded Cultural Institution, the St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre – Mikhailovsky Theatre (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Mikhailovsky Theatre’) located at the domain www.mikhailovsky.ru.

1.2. This Agreement regulates the relationship between the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the users of this website.



2. DEFINITION OF TERMS

2.1. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms indicated below shall have the following meaning:

2.1.2. Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators – those employees authorized to manage the website, acting on behalf of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.

2.1.3. User of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site (hereinafter the ‘User’) – a person having access to and using the website via the Internet.

2.1.4. Site – the Mikhailovsky Theatre website located at the domain www.mikhailovsky.ru.

2.1.5. Content of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site – the protected results of intellectual activity, including extracts from audiovisual productions, their names, forewords, annotations, articles, illustrations and covers, with or without text, graphic, textual, photographic, derived, composite, and other works, user interfaces, visual interfaces, logos, and also the design, structure, selection, coordination, external appearance, general style, and placement of the Content making up the Site and other intellectual property whether together and/or separately contained in the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site and the Personal Area, from where it is then possible to purchase Mikhailovsky Theatre tickets.



3. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT

3.1. The subject of this Agreement is the provision to the User of access to the services available on the Site.

3.1.1. The Mikhailovsky Theatre Site shall provide the following services to the User:

- access to information about the Mikhailovsky Theatre and information about how to purchase tickets

- purchase of electronic tickets

- discounts, promotions, concessions, and special offers

- receipt of information about Theatre news and events, including via news and information distribution services (email, phone, text message)

- access to electronic content, with the right to view such content

- access to search and navigation tools

- the opportunity to post messages and comments

- other services provided through the pages of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site

3.2. This Agreement covers all services existing (or functioning) at the present time on the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site, and any subsequent modifications to them and additional services which may appear in the future.

3.2. Access to the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site shall be provided free of charge.

3.3. This Agreement is a public offer. In obtaining access to the Site, the User shall be deemed to have opted in to this Agreement.

3.4. Use of the materials and services on the Site shall be governed by the provisions of current Russian Federation legislation.



4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

4.1. The Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators shall have the right:

4.1.1. To change the rules for use of the Site and to change the Content of the Site. Changes to usage rules shall enter into force from the moment the new version of the Agreement is published on the Site.

4.2. The User shall have the right:

4.2.1. User registration on the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site shall be for the purpose of identifying the User in order to provide Site services, distribute information and news (by email, post, telephone, text message, or other means), and to obtain feedback and a record of the provision of concessions, discounts, special offers, and promotions.

4.2.2. To use all of the services available on the Site.

4.2.3. To ask any questions relating to the information presented on the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site.

4.2.4. To use the Site solely for the purposes and in the manner provided for by this Agreement and not prohibited by Russian Federation legislation.

4.3. The User shall:

4.3.2. Take no action which may be considered to be in breach of the normal functioning of the Site.

4.3.3. Avoid any actions which may result in a breach of confidentiality with regard to information protected by Russian Federation legislation.

4.4. The User may not:

4.4.1. Use any device, program, procedure, algorithm or method, automated devices, or similar manual processes in order to access, acquire, copy, or track the Content of the Site.

4.4.3. Circumvent in any way the navigational structure of the Site in order to obtain or attempt to obtain any information, documents, or material by any means which are expressly not provided by the Site services;

4.4.4. Breach the security or authentication systems of the Site or any network associated with the Site. Carry out reverse searches, track, or attempt to track any information about any other User of the Site.



5. USE OF THE WEBSITE

5.1. The Site and the Content contained therein belong to and are managed by the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators.

5.2. The Content of the Site may not be published, reproduced, transferred, or distributed by any means, nor posted on the worldwide networks of the Internet without the written consent of the Site Administrators.

5.5. The User shall be personally responsible for the confidentiality of the information in his/her account, including his/her password, and for all activity, without exception, which is carried out on behalf of the User of the account.

5.6. The User must immediately notify the Site Administrators of any unauthorized use of his/her account or password, or of any other breach of the security system.



6. LIABILITY

6.1. Losses which the User may suffer in the event of a deliberate or negligent breach of any provision of this Agreement, or as a consequence of unauthorized access to the communications of any other User, shall not be reimbursed by the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators.

6.2. The Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators shall not be liable for:

6.2.1. Delays or malfunctions in the process of carrying out operations arising as a result of force majeure circumstances, nor for any faults in the telecommunications, computer, electronic, or other related systems.

6.2.2. The actions of banking, transfer, and payment systems, nor for delays connected with their operation.

6.2.3. Improper functioning of the Site in cases where the User does not have the technical equipment required for its use, nor do the Administrators accept any obligation to provide Users with such equipment.



7. BREACH OF THE TERMS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT

7.1. The Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators shall have the right to terminate and/or block access to the Site, without prior notice to the User, if the User has breached this Agreement or the terms of use of the Site contained in other documents, or in the event of the Site ceasing to function, or due to technical glitches or problems.

7.2. The Site Administrators shall not be liable to the User or third parties for termination of access to the Site in the event of a breach by the User of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other document containing the terms of use of this Site.

7.3. The Site Administrators shall have the right to disclose any information about the User as may be necessary for the execution of the provisions of current legislation or judicial rulings.



8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

8.1. In the event of any disagreements or disputes arising between the Parties to this Agreement, a mandatory condition before resorting to the courts is that a claim should be submitted (a written proposal for voluntary resolution of the dispute).

8.2. The recipient of the claim shall, within 30 calendar days of receipt, notify the claimant in writing of the results of consideration of the claim.

8.3. If it is not possible to settle the dispute by voluntary means, either Party may apply to the courts for protection of their rights as provided for under current Russian Federation legislation.



9. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

9.1. In opting in to this Agreement and leaving his/her information on the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site by completing the registration form, the User:

9.1.1. Consents to the processing of the following personal information: full name; date of birth; telephone number; email address; payment details (if the service is used to purchase electronic tickets to the Mikhailovsky Theatre);

9.1.2. Confirms that this personal information belongs to him/her personally;

9.1.3. Gives the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators the right to carry out, without limit in time, the following actions (operations) with his/her personal information:

- collection and accumulation

- storage for an unlimited period of time (indefinitely) from the moment that the information is provided until it is recalled by the User by means of an application to the Site Administrators

- clarification (renewal, modification)

- destruction

9.2. The User's personal information shall be processed in accordance with Article 6.1.5 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ dated 27.07.2006 ‘On Personal Information’, solely for the purposes of performing the obligations accepted by the Mikhailovsky Theatre Site Administrators under this Agreement with respect to the User, including those indicated in clause 3.1.1 of this Agreement.

9.3. The User accepts and confirms that all of the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of processing his/her personal information are understood by him/her, and expresses his/her consent with the terms of processing his/her personal information without reservation or limitation. The User’s consent to the processing of his/her personal information is specific, informed, and conscious.