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| Composer | Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Jaroslav Kvapil |
| Year | 1900 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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LiverpoolDvorák Rusalka
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Dvořák: Rusalka
Domingo Hindoyan; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Sonya Yoncheva; Adam Smith; Jongmin Park
MunichRusalka
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Dvořák: Rusalka
Petr Popelka; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Heidi Hackl; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
ToulouseRusalka
Dvořák: Rusalka
Giacomo Sagripanti; Stefano Poda; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces
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Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.
No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich
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Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.
Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney
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Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner.
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ParisRusalka
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Dvořák: Rusalka
Kazushi Ono; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Michael Levine; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Bachtrack top ten: Antonín Dvořák
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Johannes Brahms was a big supporter of Antonín Dvořák and justly so, for the Czech master, who made it big in America, composed music full of bucolic good humour and Romantic richness.
Becoming human: Kateřina Kněžíková on Rusalka
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Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková talks about embodying Dvořák’s water nymph who tragically yearns to become human – and her personal journey with this most famous of Czech operatic roles.
“It’s not a Cinderella story”: Kristine Opolais
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Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais shot to international fame in 2010 in Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Bavarian State Opera. She talks to us having recently performed the role in Mary Zimmerman’s much anticipated new production at The Met.