Rusalka is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950) based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. A ...

Sometimes we pursue our dreams, and they come to fruition. Sometimes they don’t. “Rusalka,” presented by Portland Opera at the Keller Auditorium this month, gives us the latter viewpoint. It’s a ...

The opera by Antonin Dvorak about a water nymph’s journey into the human world, first performed in 1901, is making its debut at La Scala in June. By David Belcher Poor Rusalka. The title character of ...

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Toward the end of his fertile creative life, Antonin Dvorak refused to fixate on his status as the composer of beloved symphonies, chamber music and concertos. Instead, he longed to put his stamp on ...

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists On Saturday, July 25, 2020, at six o'clock sharp, it was time to hook the computer up to the television set and watch Santa Fe Opera's celebration ...

Antonin Dvorak's operas are almost completely unknown outside the composer's native land, with the notable exception of "Rusalka." The opera -- sad and tender, full of pale, poetic beauty and ...