In this revival of the 1990 production, Gunther Schneider-Siemssen’s beautiful, glittering sets and Deitmar Solt’s fantastical costumes evoked a watery fairy-tale world. Alan Woodrow, recovered from the injury that hampered his performances as Siegfried in that summer’s
Ring, sang the Prince to Gwynne Geyer’s Rusalka. Peter Rose sang a gorgeous Vodnik.

Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) and Peter Rose (Vodnik) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) and Joyce Castle (Ježibaba) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Joyce Castle (Ježibaba) and Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) and Alan Woodrow (The Prince) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Alan Woodrow (The Prince) and Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Melanie Helton (Foreign Princess), Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) and Alan Woodrow (The Prince) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith

Alan Woodrow (The Prince) and Gwynne Geyer (Rusalka) in Dvorak’s Rusalka, 2001. © Gary Smith