Great Performances

Season 41 Episode 24: Great Performances at the Met: Rusalka

Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák's Rusalka, an opera about a water spirit's tragic romance with a prince. The story is drawn partly from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a cast that includes Piotr Beczala; Dolora Zajick; Emily Magee; and John Relyea as Rusalka's father, the Water Sprite.

Genre:

Comedy, Documentary, Drama

Seasons:

52

Episodes:

684

Actor:

Bray Poor

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1971

IMDb:

6.1