
The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka
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February 8, 2014
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Music
Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák’s sumptuously melodic Rusalka. The story of the opera, which is about a water spirit’s tragic romance with a human prince, is drawn from several folktale sources including Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.” Star conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a cast that also includes Piotr Beczala as the handsome Prince whom Rusalka yearns to love; Dolora Zajick as the cackling swamp witch Ježibaba; Emily Magee as the Foreign Princess, Rusalka’s rival; and John Relyea as Rusalka’s father, the Water Sprite.
Featured Crew
Antonín Dvořák
Compositor
Jaroslav Kvapil
Writer
Otto Schenk
Director
Cast

Renée Fleming
Rusalka

Piotr Beczała
Prince

Dolora Zajick
Ježibaba

Emily Magee
Foreign Princess

John Relyea
Water Sprite