Nicole Car’s Rusalka glows with moonlit grace and tragic depth

Nicole Car’s Rusalka glows with moonlit grace and tragic depth

Our reviewers give their verdicts on the latest shows from around town.

Rusalka by Opera Australia

Instantly absorbing and continually moving, Opera Australia’s (AO) new production of Rusalka, directed by Sarah Giles, showcases Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s tragic fairy tale spectacularly in all its visual, musical and thematic glory. Bringing together the forces of creatives, cast and pit into a superbly unified performance, the work exemplifies the magic and power opera can bestow.  Rusalka was the first live opera I saw — a dreamy, Engli…