Premiere of Rusalka: Nicole Chevalier inspires in Düsseldorf!

Premiere of Rusalka: Nicole Chevalier inspires in Düsseldorf!

Düsseldorf, Deutschland - Nicole Chevalier will take on the important role of the mermaid Rusalka in Antonín Dvořák's lyrical fairy tale on June 15, 2025. The American soprano was euphoric about the offer and revealed that she had long had the desire for this role. Director Vasily Barkhatov, who previously headed Richard Wagner's staging "The Flying Dutch" at the German Opera on the Rhine, consciously chose Chevalier to be able to authentically present the complex emotional of the figure.

The staging of "Rusalka" focuses on the topic of a young woman who is caught between two worlds. Rusalka leaves her water world, driven by the longing for love, protection and security. In doing so, she leaves her strictly regulated living environment, which leads to conflicts with Aquarius, her father, who warns her to enter the human world. This decision brings you into great difficulties because she does not understand the secrets and conventions of the new world.

The action and its conflicts

The action follows Rusalka, who feels the desire for a human soul and a free life. Supported by the witch Ježibaba - but not for pure love of people - Rusalka turns her fish tail into legs, but loses her voice. While she tries to find a man in the new world, who fulfills her dream, she quickly learns the difficulties of human life. An encounter with a prince she loves ends in misunderstandings and rejection, which leads to her deep inner conflict.

The path to their luck is also difficult by their inability to express themselves in the human world. And her emotional longing is also underlined by Dvořák's famous eight -bar motif, which represents her resignation and pain. The music of the opera reflects both the fairytale world of the elementary spirits and human simplicity, with Rusalka singing songs before her transformation and afterwards only arias.

emotional highlights and dramatic twists

The dramatic story culminated when Rusalka recognizes the infidelity of the prince, which is seduced by a foreign princess. This princess disrupts the prince during his love aria and thus shows her malicious nature. Rusalka desperately longs to return to her water world, but the Aquarius cannot easily take her back. To the tragic conclusion, the prince succumbs to the kiss of Rusalka, who costs him, and in днном момент, the opera demands a profound reflection on love, loss and identity.

The musical composition of Dvořák and the acting achievements of the actors, in particular that of Nicole Chevalier, promise a unique experience for all visitors to the premiere on June 15, 2025.

More information about "rusalka" can be obtained on Opera am Rhein and on wikipedia ).