Rusalka,
A Mermaid's Tale
WINTER/SPRING TOUR
2010
January 15, 2010 - First day of tour!
OFY's Rusalka features a score adapted from Antonin Dvorak by Jeffrey Sykes, and a libretto adapted by OFY's artistic director, Diane Garton Edie.
OFY unites Dvorak's lush music with the touching tale of a young mermaid in its original adaptation of Rusalka. In OFY’s English adaptation, the story has moved from forest glen to coral reef, Rusalka yearns to become human because she's in love with the Prince. Rusalka's father, the Sea King, warns her about people, but the mermaid goes to Jezibaba, the sea witch, for a magic spell. Rusalka exchanges her fish tail for legs at a price: she won't be understood by humans. This proves to be a challenging barrier for the Prince who, after bringing Rusalka to his castle, is pursued by a Foreign Princess. Complications abound, aided and untangled by Creatures of the Reef. Understanding and accepting difference is a powerful subject highlighted in this tale of magical romance, loss, and the redemptive power of love.
Sixteen students from each school perform on stage as the Creatures of the Reef
OUR SPRING TOUR BEGINS JANUARY 15, 2010.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Sarah Smogoleski, tour manager, at booking@operafortheyoung.org
The tour is subject to change. Please contact host school to verify date and time.
| Date | Time | School | City | State |
| 1/19/2010 | 9:30AM | Lodi Elementary | Lodi | WI |
| 1/19/2010 | 1:30PM | Lodi Primary | Lodi | WI |
| 1/20/2010 | 9:30AM | Northside Elementary | Middleton | WI |
| 1/20/2010 | 1:30PM | Northside Elementary | Middleton | WI |
| 1/21/2010 | 9:30AM | Preschool of the Arts | Madison | WI |
| 1/21/2010 | 1:30PM | Jackson Elementary | Janesville | WI |
| 1/22/2010 | 9:30AM | Crestwood Elementary | Madison | WI |
| 1/25/2010 | 9:30AM | Westby Elementary | Westby | WI |
| 1/26/2010 | 9:30AM | Emerson Elementary | La Crosse | WI |
| 1/26/2010 | 1:30PM | State Road Elementary | La Crosse | WI |
| 1/27/2010 | 9:30AM | Hintgen Elementary | La Crosse | WI |
| 1/27/2010 | 1:30PM | Southern Bluffs | La Crosse | WI |
| 1/28/2010 | 1:30PM | Necedah Area Elementary | Necedah | WI |
| 1/29/2010 | 9:30AM | Kennedy Elementary | Janesville | WI |
| 1/29/2010 | 1:30PM | Harrison Elementary | Janesville | WI |
| 2/01/2010 | 9:30AM | Spring Green Elementary | Spring Green | WI |
| 2/01/2010 | 1:30PM | St. John's | Spring Green | WI |
| 2/02/2010 | 9:30AM | St. Gabriel's | Prairie Du Chien | WI |
| 2/03/2010 | 1:30PM | Winskill Elementary | Lancaster | WI |
| 2/04/2010 | 9:30AM | Southwestern Elementary | Hazel Green | WI |
| 2/04/2010 | 1:30PM | Potosi Elementary | Potosi | WI |
| 2/05/2010 | 9:30AM | New Glarus Elementary | New Glarus | WI |
| 2/05/2010 | 1:30PM | Wingra | Madison | WI |
| 2/08/2010 | 9:00AM | Poynette Elementary | Poynette | WI |
| 2/08/2010 | 1:30PM | Van Buren Elementary | Janesville | WI |
| 2/09/2010 | 9:30AM | Todd Elementary | Beloit | WI |
| 2/09/2010 | 1:30PM | Beloit School District | Beloit | WI |
| 2/10/2010 | 9:30AM | Waller Elementary | Burlington | WI |
| 2/10/2010 | 1:30PM | Turtle Creek Elementary | Delavan | WI |
| 2/11/2010 | 9:30AM | Washington Elementary | Whitewater | WI |
| 2/11/2010 | 2:00PM | Northside Intermediate | Milton | WI |
| 2/12/2010 | 9:30AM | Lakeview Elementary | Whitewater | WI |
| 2/12/2010 | 1:30PM | Lincoln | Whitewater | WI |
| 2/15/2010 | 9:30AM | Lapham Elementary | Madison | WI |
| 2/15/2010 | 1:30PM | Horizon Elementary | Sun Prairie | WI |
| 2/16/2010 | 9:30AM | May Chesak Elementary | Lake in the Hills | IL |
| 2/16/2010 | 1:30PM | May Chesak Elementary | Lake in the Hills | IL |
| 2/17/2010 | 9:30AM | Beye Elementary | Oak Park | IL |
| 2/17/2010 | 12:30PM | Beye Elementary | Oak Park | IL |
| 2/18/2010 | 9:30AM | SC Johnson Elementary | Racine | WI |
| 2/18/2010 | 2:00PM | Red Apple Elementary | Racine | WI |
| 2/19/2010 | 9:30AM | Carollton Elementary | Oak Creek | WI |
| 2/19/2010 | 1:30PM | Ben Franklin Elementary | Franklin | WI |
| 2/22/2010 | 1:30PM | Hoover School | New Berlin | WI |
| 2/23/2010 | 9:30AM | St. Robert School | Shorewood | WI |
| 2/23/2010 | 1:30PM | Roosevelt Elementary | Wauwatosa | WI |
| 2/24/2010 | 1:30PM | Elm Grove Lutheran School | Elm Grove | WI |
| 2/25/2010 | 9:30AM | Richmond Elementary | Sussex | WI |
| 2/25/2010 | 1:30PM | Dunwiddie Elementary School | Port Washington | WI |
| 2/26/2010 | 9:15AM | Grant Elementary | Sheboygan | WI |
| 2/26/2010 | 1:30PM | Roberts Elementary | Fond du Lac | WI |
| 3/01/2010 | 9:30AM | Webster Stanley Elementary | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/01/2010 | 1:30PM | Franklin Elementary | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/02/2010 | 9:30AM | Washington Elementary | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/02/2010 | 1:30PM | Emmeline Cook | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/03/2010 | 9:30AM | Jefferson Elementary | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/03/2010 | 1:30PM | Roosevelt Elementary | Neenah | WI |
| 3/04/2010 | 9:30AM | Roosevelt Elementary | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/04/2010 | 1:30PM | Jacob Shapiro | Oshkosh | WI |
| 3/05/2010 | 9:30AM | Clovis Grove Elementary | Menasha | WI |
| 3/05/2010 | 1:00PM | Wilson Elementary | Neenah | WI |
| 3/08/2010 | 9:30AM | Wequiock Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/08/2010 | 1:30PM | Lincoln Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/09/2010 | 9:30AM | Wilder Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/09/2010 | 1:30PM | Suring Elementary | Suring | WI |
| 3/10/2010 | 9:30AM | Langlade Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/10/2010 | 1:30PM | Mac Arthur Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/11/2010 | 9:30AM | Howe Elementary | Green Bay | WI |
| 3/11/2010 | 1:15PM | Butte des Morts | Menasha | WI |
| 3/12/2010 | 9:30AM | Columbus Elementary | Appleton | WI |
| 3/12/2010 | 1:30PM | Edison Elementary | Appleton | WI |
| 3/15/2010 | 9:30AM | Lincoln School | Oak Park | IL |
| 3/15/2010 | 1:30PM | Lincoln School | Oak Park | IL |
| 3/16/2010 | 9:30AM | St. Mary | Griffith | IN |
| 3/16/2010 | 1:30PM | Algonquin Elementary | Park Forest | IL |
| 3/17/2010 | 9:00AM | Hatch School | Oak Park | IL |
| 3/17/2010 | 1:30PM | Washington Irving Elementary | Oak Park | IL |
| 3/18/2010 | 9:30AM | Holmes Elementary | Oak Park | IL |
| 3/18/2010 | 1:30PM | 21st Century School | Park Forest | IL |
| 3/19/2010 | 9:30AM | Beacon Hill School | Chicago Heights | IL |
| 3/19/2010 | 1:30PM | Beacon Hill School | Chicago Heights | IL |
| 3/22/2010 | 1:30PM | Minnewashta Elementary | Excelsior | MN |
| 3/23/2010 | 9:30AM | Lyndale School | Minneapolis | MN |
| 3/23/2010 | 2:30PM | Jefferson School | Minneapolis | MN |
| 3/24/2010 | 10AM | Maxfield Magnet | St. Paul | MN |
| 3/24/2010 | 1:30PM | St. Croix Central | Roberts | WI |
| 3/25/2010 | 1:30PM | Hillside Elementary | New Richmond | WI |
| 3/26/2010 | 9:30AM | Willow River Elementary | Hudson | WI |
| 3/26/2010 | 1:30PM | Willow River Elementary | Hudson | WI |
| 3/29/2010 | 9:30AM | Juda Elementary | Juda | WI |
| 3/29/2010 | 1:30PM | Jefferson Elementary | Janesville | WI |
| 3/30/2010 | 9:30AM | Arcadia School | Olympia Fields | IL |
| 3/30/2010 | 1:00PM | Arcadia School | Olympia Fields | IL |
| 3/31/2010 | 9:30AM | Southside School | Champaign | IL |
| 4/05/2010 | 1:30PM | McKinley Elementary | Stevens Point | WI |
| 4/06/2010 | 1:30PM | Tomahawk Elementary | Tomahawk | WI |
| 4/07/2010 | 9:30AM | Kate Goodrich Elementary | Merrill | WI |
| 4/07/2010 | 1:30PM | Marathon Elementary | Marathon | WI |
| 4/08/2010 | 9:30AM | Rothschild Elementary | Rothschild | WI |
| 4/08/2010 | 1:30PM | Mountain Bay Elementary | Weston | WI |
| 4/09/2010 | 9:30AM | John Muir Elementary | Portage | WI |
| 4/09/2010 | 1:30PM | East Elementary | Baraboo | WI |
| 4/12/2010 | 9:30AM | Pardeeville Elementary | Pardeeville | WI |
| 4/12/2010 | 1:30PM | Washington Elementary | Beaver Dam | WI |
| 4/13/2010 | 9:30AM | Coolidge Elementary | Neenah | WI |
| 4/13/2010 | 1:30PM | Valley VNA Senior Services | Neenah | WI |
| 4/14/2010 | 9:30AM | Classical School | Appleton | WI |
| 4/14/2010 | 1:30PM | Lincoln Elementary | Appleton | WI |
| 4/15/2010 | 9:30AM | Waupaca Learning Center | Waupaca | WI |
| 4/15/2010 | 1:30PM | Wisconsin Veterans' Home | Waupaca | WI |
| 4/16/2010 | 1:30PM | Lake Superior Elementary School | Ashland | WI |
| 4/16/2010 | 9:30 AM | Northwestern Elementary | Poplar | WI |
| 4/19/2010 | 9:30AM | Shorewood Hills Elementary | Madison | WI |
| 4/19/2010 | 7PM | Shorewood Hills Elementary | Madison | WI |
| 4/20/2010 | 9:30AM | Kegonsa Elementary | Stougton | WI |
| 4/20/2010 | 1:30PM | Westside Elementary | Sun Prairie | WI |
| 4/21/2010 | 9:30AM | Hales Corners Elementary | Hales Corners | WI |
| 4/21/2010 | 1:30PM | Pleasant View | Franklin | WI |
| 4/22/2010 | 1:30PM | Lakeview Elementary | South Milwaukee | WI |
| 4/22/2010 | 6:30PM | Lakeview Elementary | South Milwaukee | WI |
| 4/23/2010 | 1:30PM | Lincoln Elementary | Hartford | WI |
| 4/26/2010 | 9:30AM | Maywood Elementary | Monona | WI |
| 4/26/2010 | 1:30PM | Gordon L Willson Elementary | Baraboo | WI |
| 4/27/2010 | 9:30AM | Arena Elementary | Arena | WI |
| 4/27/2010 | 2:00PM | Huegel Elementary | Madison | WI |
| 4/28/2010 | 9:30AM | East Elementary | Antigo | WI |
| 4/28/2010 | 1:00PM | Pleasant View Elementary | Antigo | WI |
| 4/29/2010 | 9:30AM | Houdini Elementary | Appleton | WI |
| 4/29/2010 | 1:30PM | Houdini Elementary | Appleton | WI |
| 4/30/2010 | 1:30PM | Algoma Elementary | Algoma | WI |
Last Updated: January 14, 2010
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