The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka
08/02/2014
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.
Movie Information
Renée Fleming
as Rusalka
Piotr Beczała
as Prince
Dolora Zajick
as Ježibaba
Emily Magee
as Foreign Princess
John Relyea
as Water Sprite
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
as Conductor
MET Orchestra
as
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