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The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka (2014)

Directed by Otto Schenk

Overview

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.

Rated G | Length 174 minutes

Actors

Renée Fleming | Piotr Beczala | Dolora Zajick | Emily Magee | John Relyea | Yannick Nézet-Séguin | MET Orchestra