2087 Brandon Jovanovich is the Prince and Alison Bates is the Foreign Princess (Robert Pomakov is the Water Gnome, background, and Kelly Kaduce is Rusalka, foreground) in the Minnesota Opera Production of RUSALKA Conductor: Robert Wood Stage Director:  Eric Simonson Choreographer: Mathew Janczewski Set Designer: Erhard Rom Costume Designer: Karin Kopischke Lighting Designer: Robert Wierzel Projections Designer: Wendall K. Harrington Wig and Makeup Design: Jason Allen and Ronell Oliveri Assistant Director: Bill Murray Rusalka, a water nymph: Kelly Kaduce The Prince:  Brandon Jovanovich Vodnik, a water gnome: Robert Pomakov Jezibaba, a witch: Dorothy Byrne and Christin-Marie Hill A foreign princess: Alison Bates A hunter: John David Boehr Three dryads: Andrea Coleman, Katherine Haugen and Karin Wolverton  Dancers: ARENA Dances Wood nymphs, water sprites, guests at the castle, servants, hunters Photo © Michal Daniel, 2008