AUTUMN 2008 TOUR
She is the mermaid forbidden
to mix with mortals. He is the handsome prince for whom she risks
everything. Together they embark on a
love affair that sees her sacrifice her home and her immortality. Dvorak’s rapturous score, presented here in
an acclaimed chamber version, is crowned by the poignant “Song to the Moon”.
A
new production by James Conway and associate director Tom Daley, conducted by
Alex Ingram, with designs by Paul Wills.
Donna Bateman (Susannah, ETO
Spring 2008) sings the title role, with Richard Roberts as the Prince, Fiona
Kimm as Ježibaba, Camilla
Roberts as the Foreign Princess.