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 Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák. 220 min (with two intervals). Libretto by Jarolslav Kvapil. Conductor: Ainārs Rubiķis. Stage Director: Timofei Kulyabin. Set Designer: Oleg Golovko. In Czech. From the first to the last word in this opera the main heroine is doomed. Despite the fantastically beautiful music and all the hardships: she goes through the accusation of her fellows, the transformation, the betrayal, the curse, the final redemption, and the acquisition of the soul. She is always suffering: her father doesn’t understand her, the Prince doesn’t love her in a proper way and eventually breaks up with her, and then she's suffering because of her curse. She is a victim of circumstance, lives under constant stress and that makes her very static. I wanted Rusalka to be always different, I wanted her character to change drastically in each act. As a result, we have three very different acts. And they differ not only in scenery, different realities, or acting – Rusalka herself is very different in each act.
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