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Dec 1, 2021 · Rusalka, Op. 114. by. Antonín Dvořák. Supraphon (SUA 10440/3 / ST10440 / ST 10441 / ST 10442 / ST 10443) Publication date. 1963.
Eleanor Schneider (Rusalka) Walter Berry (The Water Sprite) Waldemar Kmentt (The Prince) Hilde Rossl-Majdan (The Witch) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir: Walhall. shortened version sung in German. 1961: Zdeněk Chalabala: Milada Šubrtová (Rusalka) Eduard Haken (The Water Sprite) Ivo Žídek (The Prince) Marie Ovčačíková (The Witch)
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- Composition History
- Libretto History
- Inspiration For The Libretto
- Characteristics of The Libretto
- Characteristics of The Musical Setting
- Leitmotifs
- Premiere
- Excerpts from Dvořák’s Correspondence
- Excerpts from Jaroslav Kvapil’s Memoirs
- Josef Suk’s Recollections of Rusalka
Dvořák began writing his opera Rusalka in the last stage of his career, at a time he was focusing almost exclusively on fairy-tale or mythical themes. His four symphonic poems inspired by the ballads from Erben’s Bouquet were followed by three operas, The Devil and Kate, Rusalka and Armida. The successful premiere of The Devil and Kate prompted Dvo...
When Jaroslav Kvapil began writing the libretto for Rusalka, he had already penned a series of translations of plays by classical and contemporary authors, several opera librettos (such as Debora, set to music by Josef Bohuslav Foerster) and the successful stage fairy tale Princess Dandelion. For most of the 20th century it was thought that Kvapil ...
The libretto was inspired by various literary works. The chief source of inspiration was probably the fairy tale The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, whose plot outline is, in its main features, identical to that of Rusalka; then the tale Undine by German poet Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué; and Gerhart Hauptmann’s drama The Sunken Bell. Ye...
The libretto for Rusalka is not an isolated work in the context of the author’s oeuvre, the product of a momentary impulse which went beyond the scope of Kvapil’s literary development. In at least two previous works Kvapil was eager to cultivate the theme of two incompatible worlds, at whose boundary stands a heroine who is unable to find her place...
Rusalka assumes a special place in the context of the composer’s legacy as a whole. Not only is it universally recognised as Dvořák’s most successful creation for the stage but, according to many, it is his magnum opus. While the same could justifiably be said of a number of Dvořák’s other works, it is without question that this is a product of sup...
Rusalkaoverturns all previous opinion on Dvořák as a “non-reflective” composer driven by impulse: the structure of this opera is exceptionally well thought-out and, despite the various moods through which the story gradually passes, it is unusually consistent; Rusalka could be described as a textbook example of unity in diversity. Dvořák achieves c...
The staging of Rusalka at Prague’s National Theatre was arranged soon after the work was finished. Dvořák’s sixtieth birthday was approaching and chief conductor Karel Kovařovic planned to present the entire series of Dvořák’s operas, beginning with the world premiere of Rusalka. (In the event, the complete cycle was never performed). The lead role...
to his friend Alois Göbl, 12. 6. 1900: “I am now working on a new opera and I’ve already completed the first act and I also intend to finish the instrumentation this month. My new opera is once more a fairy tale, with words by Jaroslav Kvapil; it is called Rusalka. I am filled with enthusiasm and joy that my work is going so well.” to Jaroslav Kvap...
“The idea [for the libretto] came to me on the island of Bornholm. The fairy tales of Erben and Božena Němcová, which I was studying at the time, accompanied me to the sea. And there, merging together, were my impressions from Andersen, which I loved as a child, and the rhythms of Erben’s ballads, the most beautiful of Czech ballads.” “If I were as...
“Dvořák composed Rusalka without using a piano at all. He sat at a table to write it and only occasionally in the evening would he play through something he had written during the day. When the work was finished he played the last part one evening to Suk and his wife. Otilka was moved to tears and Dvořák responded by saying: ‘You see? Imagine how I...
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Kompozice opery Rusalka spadá do Dvořákova závěrečného životního období, ve kterém se již zaměřil téměř výhradně na pohádkové a mytické náměty. Po cyklu symfonických básní inspirovaných baladami z Erbenovy Kytice následovala trojice oper Čert a Káča, Rusalka a Armida. Úspěšná premiéra Čerta a Káči ...
