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