Rusalka – Modesto Opera

April 24th at 7:30pm and 26th at 2:00pm, 2026 – The Gallo Center, Foster Family Theater in Modesto

Calling all dark fantasy lovers! Rusalka is a spellbinding opera, based in part on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. It has many similarities with the Disney variation on the story, paired with a tragic ending. The story tells the tale of a water nymph who trades her voice for a human form to win the love of a prince. When her dream turns into rejection, betrayal and tragedy follow.  With themes of forbidden love and sacrifice, paired with profoundly beautiful music, Rusalka is a dark fairy tale steeped in magic, longing, and tragedy. The opera will be sung in Czech with English supertitles.  Join us to experience a fateful love that awakens from the depths of a forest lake.