(The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Music

Runtime:

174 minutes

Year:

2014

Directors:

Otto Schenk

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Production companies:

Decca,

The Metropolitan Opera

Actors:

Rusalka

Prince

Ježibaba

Foreign Princess

Water Sprite

Crews:

Director

Writer

Original Music Composer