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Chandos recorded the performances live and here releases the opera on a 3-CD set. Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairy-tale The Little Mermaid, Rusalka tells of a water-spirit who falls in love with a prince. Enlisting the help of a witch, Rusalka becomes human so as to marry him. By the time Dvorak came to write Rusalka, he was an experienced opera composer with nine works to his credit; Rusalka was to be his last and is now a seasoned favorite. Part of the secret of the score's magic lies in the instrumental colouring. Dvorak was always inspired in his handling of the orchestra, but in Rusalka he reaches new heights of expressive scene painting. In the hands of Richard Hickox these elements are skillfully realized.Reviews
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Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
- Performer: Cheryl Barker (Soprano)
- Conductor: Richard Hickox
- Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1900
- Language: Czech
- Studio/Live: Live
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