Rusalka,


A Mermaid's Tale

SPRING TOUR

2010

 

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

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.

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
5/3/2010	9:30AM	Kennedy Elementary	Madison	WI
5/3//2010	1:30PM	Milton West	Milton	WI
5/4/2010	10:00AM	Madison Elementary	Hinsdale	IL
5/5/2010	TBD	Blackhawk Elem & Reskin Elem	Glendale Heights	IL

 

 

Last Updated: April 16, 2010