Name: Rusalka: The Littlest Mermaid
Start: 2024-10-19T14:00:00
Location: Avondale Park

Opera Birmingham

Back-to-back tales of love, betrayal, and revenge create a dramatic evening of emotional theatre—a powerful double-bill of verismo classics—Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana.

In Cavalleria Rusticana, a soldier returns home to discover the woman he loves has married another. One Easter morning, simmering tensions boil over in a small Sicilian village—with tragic consequences. Then in Pagliacci, a traveling clown must perform while grappling with real-life heartbreak and betrayal. As the lines between stage and reality blur, a shocking finale unfolds before the audience’s eyes.

With sweeping melodies, gripping drama, and raw emotion, this is opera at its most visceral. Join us for a night of love, jealousy, and heartbreak you won’t forget.

Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana

Alabama School of Fine Arts

ased on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, with music by Antonín Dvořák, this magical tale will transport you on a sweet journey of searching. Themes of love, courage and forgiveness are at play throughout the opera. With breathtaking melodies, playful movement, and colorful design this family opera will delight the young, and the young-at-heart.