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Otto Schenk's storybook production perfectly captures the fairy-tale world of Dvořák's supremely romantic opera. Star soprano Renée Fleming, in one of her most acclaimed portrayals, takes on the title role of the water nymph who longs to be human, opposite Piotr Beczala as the Prince, t...

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Main Authors: Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 (Composer), Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Beczala, Piotr (Performer), Fleming, Renée (Performer), Fleming, Renée (Performer), Magee, Emily (Performer), Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975- (Conductor), Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975- (Conductor), Relyea, John (Performer), Schenk, Otto (Director), Zajick, Dolora (Performer)
Format: Unknown
Language:Czech
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Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2014]
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Summary:Otto Schenk's storybook production perfectly captures the fairy-tale world of Dvořák's supremely romantic opera. Star soprano Renée Fleming, in one of her most acclaimed portrayals, takes on the title role of the water nymph who longs to be human, opposite Piotr Beczala as the Prince, the object of her affection. John Relyea is the Water Gnome, Dolora Zajick sings the witch Ježibaba, and Emily Magee is the Foreign Princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts
Otto Schenk's storybook production perfectly captures the fairy-tale world of Dvořák's supremely romantic opera. Star soprano Renée Fleming, in one of her most acclaimed portrayals, takes on the title role of the water nymph who longs to be human, opposite Piotr Beczala as the Prince, the object of her affection. John Relyea is the Water Gnome, Dolora Zajick sings the witch Ježibaba, and Emily Magee is the Foreign Princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 52 min., 47 sec.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:52:47
Format:Wide screen
Production Credits:Director, Otto Schenk
Access:Restricted for use by site license