![The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/p7Td6ma1kPJgJejyqQ2ZgsiSraV.jpg)
Plot
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.
Writer | Jaroslav Kvapil |
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Director | Otto Schenk |
Actor | Renée Fleming, Piotr Beczala, Dolora Zajick |
Country | United States of America |
Production | Decca |