Dvor?k - Rusalka

Bulgarian conductor Pavel Baleff conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Op?ra de Limoges in a performance of Anton?n Dvor?k's lyric fairytale opera Rusalka (1900).

Bulgarian conductor Pavel Baleff conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Op?ra de Limoges in a performance of Anton?n Dvor?k's lyric fairytale opera Rusalka (1900). The work's libretto is written by Czech poet Jaroslav Kvapil. Rusalka, an elusive water nymph, falls in love with the Prince, who happens to swim in her lake. Rusalka longs to become human herself so that she can be together with the Prince. The witch Je?ibaba is willing to help Rusalka, but warns her that the transition to a mortal human being comes at a high price: the nymph will lose the power of speech. What is more, if mute Rusalka cannot keep the love of a human, she will be damned for eternity. Stage director Nicola Raab and TV director Arnaud Lalanne created a truly filmic production of Dvor?k's masterpiece. Among the soloists are Ruzan Mantashyan, Adam Smith, Rafal Pawnuk, Marie-Adeline Henry, Marion Leb?gue, and Alexandra Marcellier. This performance was recorded at the Op?ra de Limoges, France, in February 2021.