Dvorak: Rusalka

London Philharmonic Orchestra;
Ticciati, Robin

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Praised by critics as ‘magnificent’, ‘breathtakingly theatrical’ and full of ‘zestful imagination’, Melly Still’s ‘spine-tingling’ Rusalka is a Glyndebourne classic – a magical contemporary reimagining of a much-loved fairytale. Light and darkness, beauty and danger come together in this passionate tale of love against the odds.

At once evocative and unsettling, this production collides two contrasting worlds in Rae Smith’s elegant designs made of ‘brilliant stage-pictures’. Rusalka’s forest home is a dappled space of sunshine and shadows, full of strange woodland creatures, while the Prince’s court is a world of sleek modernity and sophistication – a world of man.

Two Glyndebourne favourites make their production debut here. Soprano Sally Matthews takes the title role of water-nymph Rusalka, with mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon as her nemesis, the witch Ježibaba, conducted by Glyndebourne’s own music director Robin Ticciati.

Blu-ray

Muzyka klasyczna

Opus Arte

31-08-2020

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ICMA 'Nominee' (2020)

MusicWeb International: 'Nominee for Recording of the Year' (2020)

MusicWeb International: 'Recording of the Month' (2020)