Opera Rusalka Grand theatre, Leeds ∂∂∂∂∂ Rusalka | Opera review

Grand theatre, LeedsDvorák's Rusalka is no longer quite the rarity it once was. Olivia Fuchs's production, first seen at Opera North seven years ago, won a hatful of awards for staging and design when it transferred to the Sydney Opera House, and was subsequently captured on disc.Now it is back after a period on ice – in more ways than one: Fuchs and designer Niki Turner have given the work a real deep freeze of a production. According to folklore, Rusalka is a water nymph who lives in an e...

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