Rusalka at the Opéra de Montréal

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  NOVEMBER 1^st, 2011, 7:30 PM – GRANDE BIBLIOTHÈQUE
  NOVEMBER 8, 2011, 7:30 PM – SEGAL CENTRE
  Exploring a rarity: Rusalka by Dvorak; libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil, after The Little Mermaid by Andersen
  Presented for the first time at the Opéra de Montréal. 
   Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts
  12 - 15 - 17 - 19 November 2011, 7:30 pm 
  A siren’s song. Rusalka, a water dweller, has fallen in love with a land-living Prince. With the help of the witch Ježibaba, Rusalka becomes human but will be damned if betrayed by her husband. On their wedding day, the Prince abandons Rusalka for a foreign princess…
  The story of The Little Mermaid, enhanced by Dvořák’s captivating melodies. The perfect opportunity to hear one of opera’s greatest hits, the ultra-famous Song to the Moon, in its original context.
  Dive straight to the heart of the work: from the words to the music.
  
  
• Rusalka: Kelly Kaduce, soprano
• The Prince: Khachatur Badalyan, tenor
• Vodnik: Robert Pomakov, bass
• Jezibaba: Liliana Nikiteanu, mezzo
• Foreign Princess: Ewa Biegas, soprano
• The Hunter: Pierre Rancourt, baritone
• First Wood Nymph: Chantale Nurse, soprano
• Second Wood Nymph: Aidan Ferguson, soprano
• Third Wood Nymph: Emma Parkinson, mezzo

• Conductor: John Keenan
• Director: Eric Simonson (mounted by Bill Murray)
• Sets: Erhard Rom
• Costumes: Kärin Kopischke
• Videos: Wendall K. Harrington
• Lights: Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe
• Choreographers: Aimée Simard, Noëlle-Émilie Desbiens (from the original by MATHEW JANCZEWSKI

KELLY KADUCE (USA) – RUSALKA

A winner of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera auditions, Kelly Kaduce has swiftly gained prominence on stages in the United States, South America, and Europe. She has created roles in many world premieres, including the title role in Anna Karenina with Florida Grand Opera and Saint Louis Opera, also the title role in Jane Eyre; and Rosasharn in The Grapes Of Wrath with Minnesota Opera. She has performed with Santa Fe Opera as Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly and Princess Lan in The First Emperor, and made her New York City Opera debut as Gretel in Humperdinck’s opera. In Malmo, Sweden, she has portrayed Mimì, Violetta, and Marguerite (faust), and at Teatro municipal de Santiago (Chile), she sang the title role in Suor Angelica. Company debut.