The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka (2014)
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.
Director: Otto Schenk
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Renée Fleming as Rusalka |
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Piotr Beczała as Prince |
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Dolora Zajick as Ježibaba |
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Emily Magee as Foreign Princess |
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John Relyea as Water Sprite |
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin as Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Otto Schenk | Director |
| Writing | Jaroslav Kvapil | Writer |
| Sound | Antonín Dvořák | Original Music Composer |
