The 2024-2025 season opens with the Los Angeles premiere of Antonín Dvořák's - Rusalka, performed under the oaks at one of LA’s best outdoor venues, Descanso Gardens.

The original inspiration for The Little Mermaid, this fairy tale opera about a water nymph will be sung in English, with a new translation by Josh Shaw and Grant Preisser. Josh Shaw directs and Alexandra Enyart conducts.

Tickets and more information:
https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/rusalka

Friday July 12, 2024 | 7:30PM
Saturday July 13, 2024 | 7:30PM
Sunday July 14, 2024 | 7:30PM
Friday July 19, 2024 | 7:30PM
Saturday July 20, 2024 | 7:30PM
Sunday July 21, 2024 | 7:30PM

Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011


ABOUT THE OPERA:
In Slavic folklore, the "rusalka" is a water nymph often feared for its perceived danger to humans. Over centuries, this mythical being has assumed various names and appeared in folk legends across the European continent. Its tale served as the inspiration for Dvorak's beloved Czech-language opera "Rusalka," premiered in 1901. If the story of an underwater princess sacrificing her voice to be with a human prince sounds familiar, that's because it shares its roots with the same legend that inspired "The Little Mermaid!"