The Metropolitan Opera Rusalka (2014)
2 hr 54 min
Music
Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles the title character in Dvořáks sumptuously melodic Rusalka The story of the opera which is about a water spirits tragic romance with a human prince is drawn from several folktale sources including Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid Star conductor Yannick NézetSéguin 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 Rusalkas rival and John Relyea as Rusalkas father the Water Sprite
