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The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka

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.

2014 |2h 54m |  Music

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Cast

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Renée Fleming

Rusalka

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Piotr Beczala

Prince

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Dolora Zajick

Ježibaba

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Emily Magee

Foreign Princess

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John Relyea

Water Sprite

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Language

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