Rusalka (Sara Gartland) despairs to her father Vodník (Hao Jiang Tian) that The Prince no longer loves her.
Pittsburgh Opera presents Rusalka
Music by Antonín Dvořák
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., agent for DILIA – Theatrical, Literary and Audiovisual Agency, Association of Authors.
CAST (in order of appearance):
First Wood Sprite Julia Swan Laird*+
Second Wood Sprite Emily Richter*+
Third Wood Sprite Jazmine Olwalia*+
Vodník Hao Jiang Tian
Rusalka Sara Gartland+
Ježibaba Marianne Cornetti**
Hunter dram stock Brandon Bell*+
Prince f1 montreal 2026 Jonathan Burton+
Foreign Princess Leah Hawkins+
THE ARTISTIC TEAM:
Conductor Antony Walker
Stage Director Kristine McIntyre
Original Production & Staging Eric Simonson
Set Designer Erhard Rom
Lighting Designer Marcus Dilliard
Costume Designer Kärin Kopischke+
Projection Designer Wendall K. Harrington
Projection Programmer Paul Vershbow
Wig & Make-up Designer James Geier
Choreography Attack Theatre
Assistant Conductor Glenn Lewis
Chorus Master Mark Trawka
Associate Coach/Pianist James Lesniak
Assistant Stage Director Haley Stamats*+
Stage Manager Cindy Knight
Assistant Stage Manager Hannah Nathan
Assistant Stage Manager Emily Grand
+ Pittsburgh Opera debut
* Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist
** Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alumna
Scenery, properties, projections, and costumes for this production were constructed by Minnesota Opera Shops and are owned by Minnesota Opera and Boston Lyric Opera.
PITTSBURGH OPERA ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN I
Charles Stegeman, Concertmaster
Rachel Stegeman, Assistant Concertmaster
Juan C. Jaramillo
Kate M. Black
Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez
Joshua Huang
MaryBeth Schotting
Sara Schaft
Rochelle Agnew
Sarah Gudbaur
VIOLIN II
Jennifer Madge, Acting Principal Second
Tobias Chisnall
Anne Moskal
Jami Bale
Jesse Thompson
Lucas Braga
Luis Rojas
Hector Marchant
VIOLA
Jennifer Gerhard, Principal
Louise Farbman
Rebecca Rothermel
John McCarthy
Maija Anstine
CELLO
Kathleen Melucci, Principal
Paula Tuttle
Elisa Kohanski
Joseph Bishkoff, Jr.
Freya Samuels
Katya Janpoladyan
BASS
Jeffrey T. Mangone, memorial cup Sr., Principal
Andrew Kohn
Robert J. Skavronski
J. Michael Priester
FLUTE
Barbara O’Brien, Principal
Julie McGough
PICCOLO
Thomas Godfrey
OBOE
Robert Driscoll, Jr., Principal
Cynthia Anderson
ENGLISH HORN
Cynthia Warren
CLARINET
Mary Beth Skaggs Malek, Principal
Alix Reinhardt
BASS CLARINET
Ryan Leonard
BASSOON
Linda Morton Fisher, Principal
Don Hollis
HORN
Evan Geiger, Principal
Kyle Morelock
Jason Allison
Andrew Symington
TRUMPET
Christopher Wilson, Principal
Karen Lee Sloneker
David Anderson
TROMBONE
John Sebastian Vera, Principal
Taylor Jones
Glenn Wayland
TUBA
Philip VanOuse, Principal
TIMPANI
John DiIanni, Principal
PERCUSSION
Jan Fung, Principal
Darren Humbert
Dylan Moffitt
HARP
Nuiko Wadden, Principal
BANDA
Brooke Boehmer
Matthew Litterini
LIBRARIAN
Eleanor Cameron
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Sarah Schultz
The Musicians of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
CHORUS
SOPRANO
Lilly Abreu
Charlene Canty
Stacey Brett Davern
Betsy D'Emidio
Katie Dufendach
Judith Robb Jenkins
Katie Manukyan
Gail Novak Mosites
Sasha Piastro-Tedford
Cynthia Pratt
Anastasia Robinson
Katy Shackleton-Williams
ALTO
Kathryn Ambrose Sereno
Loghan Bazan
Lisa Brovey Kovach
Thespina Christulides
Barbara Crigler
Patricia Donohue
Melissa Johnson
Christina McCann
Jolanta Doherty
Eva Rainforth
Veronika Schmidt
Jenifer Weber
CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCERS COURTESY OF ATTACK THEATRE
CHOREOGRAPHY
Michele de la Reza
Peter Kope
DANCERS
Isabella Bergamin
Lydia Clinton
Miranda Nichols
Sarah Zielinski
Victoria Hardi (cover)
The Principal Artists, Choristers, and Production Staff employed in this production are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
SUPERNUMERARIES
Sam Bartley
Josh Baringer
Josh Berkey
JR Graff
These performances are sponsored in part by The Gailliot Fund for Classical Opera.
Season Sponsor: PNC
Tuesday Night Sponsor: Ambridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing Center
WQED-FM is Pittsburgh Opera’s Media Sponsor.
Public Source is Rusalka's Media Sponsor.
Video by RLG Creations
