Wichita Grand Opera

Rusalka

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Date
Sep 21 - 22, 2024
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Saturday, September 21 7:00 PM Buy Tickets
Sunday, September 22 3:00 PM Buy Tickets

Event Details

Rusalka, a lovely water nymph, falls in love with a human Prince and seeks help from the witch, Ježibaba, to become human in order to win his love. Ježibaba grants her wish but warns that if Rusalka fails to win the Prince's love, she'll be cursed and the Prince forever damned. As a part of the pact, Rusalka loses her voice in the transformation. The Prince, captivated by the beautiful but silent Rusalka, takes her to his castle. However, he soon becomes frustrated by her silence and is drawn to a Foreign Princess. At a ball, Rusalka watches, heartbroken, as the Prince dances with the Foreign Princess, ultimately rejecting Rusalka when she tries to embrace him.

Devastated, Rusalka returns to the lake. Ježibaba offers her a knife to kill the Prince and save herself, but Rusalka refuses. The remorseful Prince, realizing his love for Rusalka, seeks her at the lake, where she warns him that her kiss would now be deadly. Accepting his fate, he pleads for her kiss and dies, blissful, in her arms. The tale concludes with Rusalka asking for God's mercy on the Prince's soul as she sinks back into the lake.

Additional Ticket Information

Patrons can buy a "Package Offer," on the ticketing page for "Rusalka," which includes tickets to the next 3 Wichita Grand Opera shows at Century II. When you reach the ticketing page, please select the day you would like to buy tickets for in the "Special Package Offer" section. Pick your seats for "Rusalka" and pay for the package. When "Hansel and Gretel" goes on sale, we'll add the same seats you picked initially in your account automatically. Then, once "La Cenerentola" goes on sale, we'll automatically add the most comparable seats to your account again. All you have to do is buy your initial seats in the package, and we'll take care of the rest!

Individual tickets for Hansel and Gretel & La Cenerentola will go on sale at a later date.