The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka 2014 Directed by Otto Schenk
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.
Cast
Renée Fleming
Rusalka
Piotr Beczała
Prince
Dolora Zajick
Ježibaba
Emily Magee
Foreign Princess
John Relyea
Water Sprite
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
