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Rusalka - Antonín Dvorák 2 DVDs Orchestra & Choirs of the Opéra national de Paris / Conducted by James Conlon / Renée Fleming, Larissa Diadkova, Sergei Larin / Art Haus Musik / Directed by Francois Roussillon

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Rusalka - Antonín Dvorák 2 DVDs Orchestra & Choirs of the Opéra national de Paris / Conducted by James Conlon / Renée Fleming, Larissa Diadkova, Sergei Larin / Art Haus Musik / Directed by Francois Roussillon

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AUDIO: PCM Stereo 2.0, DD 5.0, DTS 5.0

Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese

Total Runtime: 155 minutes

 

English Summary:

The Opera National de Paris mounted this production of Antonin Dvorak's lyric fairy tale opera Rusalka in 2002, starring Renee Fleming as the title character, Larissa Diadkova as Jezibaba, Sergei Larin as The Prince and Franz Hawlata as The Water Spirit. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris lend musical accompaniment under the baton of James Conlan. Jean Laforge serves as chorus master.
 

Rusalka, Op. 114, is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950) based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová.[citation needed][disputed (for: contradicts Grove) ] A rusalka is a water sprite from Slavic mythology, usually inhabiting a lake or river. Rusalka was the ninth opera Dvořák composed. It is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses.

Dvořák had played viola for many years in pit orchestras in Prague (Estates Theatre from 1857 until 1859 while a student, then from 1862 until 1871 at the Provisional Theatre). He thus had direct experience of a wide range of operas by Mozart, Weber, Rossini, Lortzing, Verdi, Wagner and Smetana.

For many years unfamiliarity with Dvořák's operas outside the Czech lands helped reinforce a perception that composition of operas was a marginal activity, and that despite the beauty of its melodies and orchestral timbres Rusalka was not a central part of his output or of international lyric theatre. In recent years it has been performed more regularly by major opera companies. In the five seasons from 2008 to 2013 it was performed by opera companies worldwide far more than all of Dvořák's other operas combined.

The most popular excerpt from Rusalka is the "Song to the Moon" ("Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém") from act 1, which is often performed in concert and recorded separately. It has also been arranged for violin and used on film sound tracks.

 
Cast:
 
Renée Fleming,
Sergei Larin,
Franz Hawlata
Eva Urbanová,
Larissa Diadkova
 
 
 
Lyrisches Märchen in drei Akten
Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil


Rusalka ....................... Renée Fleming, soprano
Ježibaba ...................... Larissa Diadkova, mezzo-soprano
Der Prinz ..................... Sergei Larin, tenor
Vodník ......................... Franz Hawlata, bass
Die fremde Fürstin ...... Eva Urbanova, soprano
Der Förster ................. Michael Sénéchal, tenor
Der Küchenjunge ........ Karine Deshayes, soprano
Erste Elfe .................... Michelle Canniccioni, soprano
Zweite Elfe .................. Svetlana Lifar, soprano
Dritte Elfe ................... Nona Javakhidze, contralto
Stimme eines Jägers .. Kevin Greenlaw, bariton

Orchester und Chor der Opéra National de Paris
Musikalische Leitung: James Conlon
Bühnenregie: Robert Carsen

Aufnahme: Opéra Bastille, Paris, Juni 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orchestra and Choirs of the Opéra national de Paris

Conductor .............. James Conlon

Chorus Master ....... Jean Laforge

Stage Director ........ Robert Carsen

A stage performance by the

Opéra national de Paris / Opera Bastille, 2002
General Manager ... Hugues R. Gall

Set and Costume Design ..... Michael Levine
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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