At The Opera, Dvorak: Rusalka, November 28, 2015
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Rusalka is an opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. Rusalka is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses. A Rusalka is a water sprite from Slavic mythology, usually inhabiting a lake or river.
Rusalka – Gabriela Benackova
The Watersprite – Richard Novak
The Witch – Vera Soukupova
The Prince – Wieslaw Ochman
Czech Phiharmonic – Vavlav Neumann - Conductor
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:07 p.m.
Gabriela Benacková-Capova
Antonin Dvorak
Rusalka
Czech Philharmonic; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
11:13 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Puccini
Turnadot: Nessun Dorma
Jose Cura
11:16 p.m.
Natalie Dessay
Offenbach
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille
11:22 p.m.
Jerry Hadley
Jules Messenet
Werther: Pourquoi me revieller
11:27 p.m.
Thomas Hampson
Britten
Billy Budd: Look! ... Through The Port Come The Moonshine Astray!
11:32 p.m.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedreno
11:36 p.m.
Susan Graham
Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme
11:44 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Giacomo Puccini
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
11:48 p.m.
Carreras / Hendricks
Giacomo Puccini
La Boheme: O soave faciulla
