Hear Antonín Dvorak's "Rusalka" on Classical IPR on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Opera Royal de Wallonie, Liège (Belgium) presents "Rusalka," a captivating fairy tale steeped in Slavic mythology. This performance is conducted by Giampaolo Bisanti and explores Rusalka’s tragic love for a human prince and her desperate quest for a soul.
COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
LIBRETTO: Jaroslav Kvapil
VENUE: Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège
PRESENTING COMPANY: Opera Royal de Wallonie
CAST:
Rusalka: Corinne Winters
Prince Anton: Rositskiy
Foreign Princess: Jana Kurucová
Vodník: Evgeny Stavinsky
Ježibaba: Nino Surguladze
The Gamekeeper: Jiří Rajniš
Turnspit / Kitchen boy: Hongni Wu
First Wood Sprite: Lucie Kaňková
Second Wood Sprite: Kateřina Hebelková
Third Wood Sprite: Sofia Janelidze
Hunter: Alexander Marev
Harmonium: Maddalena Altieri
ENSEMBLE: Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie
CONDUCTOR: Giampaolo Bisanti
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 47 minutes
