Great Performances

GP at the Met: Rusalka

Led by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Renee Fleming stars as Rusalka with Piotr Beczala as the Prince, Dolora Zajick as Jezibaba, Emily Magee as the Foreign Princess, John Relyea as Water Sprite. Hosted by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham.

GP at the Met: Rusalka

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Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvo?ák's Rusalka, an opera about a water spirit's tragic romance with a prince. The story is drawn partly from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a cast that includes Piotr Beczala; Dolora Zajick; Emily Magee; and John Relyea as Rusalka's father, the Water Sprite.

Previews + Extras

  • Renée Fleming Sings "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Renée Fleming Sings "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka

    S41 E24 - 2m 6s

    The American soprano Renée Fleming won the Met's National Council Auditions 25 years ago singing the mermaid's aria "Song to the Moon" and has sung the role of Rusalka more than any artist in the Metropolitan Opera's history. Dvo?ák's Rusalka airs on Great Performances at the Met on May 18, 2014, at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN airs it Friday, May 30 at 9 pm.)

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