For your love, for that beauty of yours, for your inconstant human passion, for everything by which my fate is cursed. This sunday, the metropolitan opera s recent production of rusalka will hit tvs around the country as part of pbss great performances series. Mar 10, 20 dedicated to opera by requests production of rusalka, coming up in toronto, april 19th, 20. Rusalka is a fairytale opera about a water nymph who falls in love with a prince and wishes to transform herself into a human being to experience love. Datenverkehr einsparungen, videobeschleuniger, werbeblocker, intelligente downloads. The vienna state opera, one of the worlds great opera houses, is the venue for this production of rusalka. Classical music features feb 25, 2017 kristine opolais in the title role as dvoraks rusalka. The metropolitan opera s new production of dvoraks rusalka may be the unlikeliest hit of the season, a staging that takes opera s answer to the little mermaid fairy tale and. She sacrifices her voice for a witchs spell, but is. The royal opera has presented rusalka in concert only, again with fleming in the title role, in july 2003. The mermaid rusalka has fallen in love with a human being, a prince, and longs for becoming human and soulful herself. This song has inspired over the rainbow from the wizard of oz to harold arlen.
Metropolitan opera hd rusalka to air on pbs opera wire. But rusalka, with her most irresistible music coming at the start. A rusalka shows two sides at the metropolitan opera. First performed in prague in 1901, jaroslav kvapils libretto is a fairytale heavily indebted to hans christian andersens the little mermaid. Live in hd series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the neubauer fa. A decidedly mixed revival of dvoraks rusalka opened at the metropolitan opera on thursday evening. Rusalka feels trapped in a world from which there is no escape. See more ideas about rusalka, opera and peter lik photography. But poor rusalka cant dance and, crucially, cant speak to. A production by opera australia recorded live at the sydney opera house in march 2007.
Although we view him as a symphonist, he considered himself to be a dramatic composer. Antonin dvorak 18411904 achieved his breakthrough as an operatic composer with rusalka just three years before he died. Rusalka plot outline lyric opera of kansas city lyric. It was first performed in prague on 31 march 1901, and first performed in france only in 1982 in marseilles, and. Then supraphon brought back this 1961 version led by zdenek. Water nymph rusalka falls in love with a prince and goes to see jeziba the witch, who can make her human if she agrees to sacrifice her voice. If you look for a rusalka, do not hesitate to buy this one. The royal opera has presented rusalka in concert only. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Written in a single burst of inspiration between april 21 and november 27, 1901, to a text by jaroslav kvapil based on hans christian andersen, rusalka is a bohemian little mermaid. Laden sie sich opera mini fur android oder ios herunter. Media in category rusalka opera the following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. Prague national theatre opera, prague state opera, prague estates theatre by czech opera server.
Although i typically dont sympathize with water nymphs, rusalka s story and her music. Rusalka radio broadcast and live in hd transmission of saturday, february 8, 12. Another condition is that rusalka will become cursed to spend eternity between earth and water if her. Dvoraks opera in czech is based on hans christian andersens fairy tale, which doesnt end happily ever after. Rusalka, a water sprite, is sitting in the branches of a willow tree. The singers benackova and dvorsky were the world opera stars. Prague opera, prague tickets, opera tickets, czech opera. The czech libretto was written by the poet jaroslav kvapil 18681950 based on the fairy tales. Download the vocal free sheet music in 5 different keys. Espacially peter dvorsky no other recording of rusalka has such a wonderful and tremendous princ. Rusalka could be described as a textbook example of unity in diversity. The met operas rusalka is a dark, sexy hit the new. Then supraphon brought back this 1961 version led by zdenek chalabala, and in 1998 we got a new recording by charles mackerras. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay.
The czech libretto was written by the poet jaroslav kvapil 18681950 based on the fairy tales of karel jaromir erben and bozena nemcova. Tv on the premiere of rusalka by antonin dvorak on oct 23, 2010 at the nationaltheater, munich in german only. The opera stars kristine opolais in the title role, jamie barton as the witch jezibaba, eric owens as the water sprite, and brandon jovanovich as the prince. The opera never has become standard repertoire, but it can, in the right hands, present a touching and rewarding experience.
Before beginning the narrative, we need to make an important point. One of the most popular czech operas of all time has finally made its way to the lyric opera of chicago. Kristine opolais stars in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical rusalka, who sings the haunting song to the moon. Rusalka prague state opera in karlin, rusalka prague national theatre. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Rusalka by antonin dvorak, sir charles mackerras, kuhn mixed choir, czech. The dark fairy tale of a water nymph who loves and then captivates a mortal prince is a logical assignment for zimmerman, who has achieved notable successes with theater works based on. After a short discussion, attendees are invited to the arizona opera black box to view a portion of rusalka s rehearsal. This is the beautiful aria sung by rusalka, a mermaid or water sprite, in the dvorak opera rusalka. The european organizations opera europa and camerata nuova chose the latvian national opera to host the young directors competition european opera directing prize 2007. Kristine opolais stars in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical rusalka.
The prize will be awarded for the best production concept for dvoraks rusalka. For a long time, dvoraks rusalka was available only in vaclav neumanns 1983 recording. Rusalka libretto czechenglish opera by antonin dvorak. Architecturally, it is as beautiful as the works it stages, and many of its treasures offer tantalising visual echoes of the operas that have been performed there since it opened in 1869. Rusalka overturns all previous opinion on dvorak as a nonreflective composer driven by impulse. Mochten sie eine rusalkaauffuhrung in paris, wien, venedig. While the most direct source for this opera is the little mermaid, rusalka is not a mermaid. Rusalka combines the slavic myth of the rusalki undead women who lure lustful men to their watery deaths with hans christian andersons the little mermaid. Join valley friends and rusalka director joshua borths for an inside look on directing and staging antonin dvoraks beautiful story of the water nymph rusalka, and how far shell go in pursuing her dreams. The waterman of yevgenij nesterenko is equally good. Dvoraks rusalka in dvoraks dreamlike opera, a little mermaid abandons immortality for love, but her ultimate sacrifice goes unrewarded. He started with kate and the devil 1899 and ended with armida 1904, but between them composed the great czech national opera, rusalka. Kristine opolais sings song to the moon from act 1.
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