Tag Archives: Asmik Grigorian

Rusalka, Royal Opera, February 2023

Posted on 26 February 2023

Can a force of nature acquire a soul? This is what the water nymph Rusalka wants, to become human. As she says to her father the water spirit Vodník, humans have souls and go to heaven when they die. But souls are full of sin, says Vodník, …  and of love she responds. Dvořak’s opera Rusalka pits the powers of nature, particularly …

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Jenufa, Royal Opera, September 2021

Posted on 30 September 2021

This new production by Claus Guth abstracts the story from its village setting, draws you in, and by Act 3 packs a terrific emotional punch under the excellent baton of Henrik Nánási. In the earlier production last seen twenty years ago, Karita Mattila was Jenufa herself but is now a superb Kostelnička, with Asmik Grigorian …

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