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Dvorak's Rusalka from the Met

Ren茅e Fleming stars in Dvorak's Rusalka from the Metropolitan Opera in New York

Another chance to hear soprano Ren茅e Fleming in one of her signature roles as Dvorak's Rusalka at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 2014. The water nymph Rusalka falls in love with a prince when he comes to swim in her lake. The witch Jezibaba agrees to let her become human, but warns her that if she doesn't find love she will be damned and the man she loves will die. (Spoiler alert: this is opera.) Alongside Ren茅e Fleming, Dvorak's lyrical opera stars Piotr Beczala as her doomed Prince.

Presented by Mary-Jo Heath and Ira Siff.

Rusalka ..... Ren茅e Fleming (soprano)
Prince ..... Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Foreign Princess ..... Emily Magee (soprano)
Jezibaba ..... Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano)
Water Sprite ..... John Relyea (bass)
Kitchen-Boy ..... Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano)
Gamekeeper ..... Vladimir Chmelo (baritone)
1st Sprite ..... Disella Larusdottir (soprano)
2nd Sprite ..... Renee Tatum (mezzo-soprano)
3rd Sprite ..... Maya Lahyani (mezzo-soprano)
Huntsman ..... Alexey Lavrov (baritone)

New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Yannick N茅z茅t-S茅guin (conductor)

3 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Rusalka, Act I

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Singer: Piotr Beczala. Choir: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Rusalka, Act II

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Singer: Piotr Beczala. Choir: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Rusalka, Act III

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Singer: Piotr Beczala. Choir: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Noonday Witch, Op 108

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 May 2021 18:30