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Joana Mallwitz

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[Marwitz & the Concertgebouw Orchestra Present *Rusalka* with a Groundbreaking Production!]Joanna Malwitz, who has served as General Music Director (GMD) at opera houses in Erfurt and Nuremberg, made a sensational debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2023, she has enjoyed immense popularity as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, while continuing to be in high demand by prestigious opera houses and orchestras around the world. Now, this young maestro leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in *Rusalka*, marking her debut at the Dutch National Opera. Directors Philipp Stlzl and Philipp M. Kren have boldly reimagined the world of fairies living in forests and lakesbased on Slavic folkloreas the underworld of 20th-century New York and the film studios of Hollywood. While maintaining the storys basic framework, they portray