Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák

Opéra Bastille

from 02 to 20 May 2026

3h35 with 2 intervals

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OPENING SHOW
31st performance at the Paris National Opera and in this production

End of the performance at approximately 11:05 p.m.

3h35 with 2 intervals

Opening
First part 60 min
Intermission 35 min
Second part 45 min
Intermission 20 min
Third part 55 min
End

Lyric fairy tale in three acts (1901)

Music Antonín Dvořák
Libretto Jaroslav Kvapil
Conductor Kazushi Ōno
Director Robert Carsen
Set design and costume design Michael Levine
Lighting design Robert Carsen, Peter Van Praet
Video Éric Duranteau
Choreography Philippe Giraudeau
Chorus master Alessandro Di Stefano

Le Prince Sergey Skorokhodov
La Princesse étrangère Ekaterina Gubanova
Rusalka Nicole Car
L'Esprit du lac Dimitry Ivashchenko
Ježibaba Jamie Barton
La Voix d'un chasseur, le Garde-forestier Florent Mbia
Le Garçon de cuisine Seray Pinar
First nymph Margarita Polonskaya
Second nymph Maria Warenberg
Third nymph Noa Beinart

legend logo flower Member of the Paris National Opera Lyric Troupe

Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris National Opera

Sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts

Rusalka is the subject of a filmed production directed by Mathilde Jobbé-Duval and produced by the Paris Opera, with the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris Opera’s audiovisual broadcasts.

The opera will be broadcast live on May 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. on POP – Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera’s streaming platform.

Institutional partners

Main corporate sponsors and partners of the Paris National Opera – 25/26 season

Major Patron of the Paris Opera | Exceptional Patron of the Paris National Opera's Renovation
Timepiece of the Paris Opera
Principal sponsor of the Paris Opera
Principal sponsor of the Paris Opera Ballet
Sponsor of the Paris Opera outreach
Principal sponsor of the Paris Opera

The use of video cameras or photography is strictly forbidden during the performances.