Rusalka

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Milada Šubrtová & Ivo Žídek & Eduard Haken & Orchestr Národního divadla & Zdeněk Chalabala

Rusalka is an opera in three acts by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, premiered in 1901. The score blends late-Romantic orchestration, lyrical vocal lines and elements of Czech folk melody, exemplifying Dvořák's mature operatic style and contributing to the development of Czech national opera.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Rusalka: Overture
    4:04
  2. 2.
    Rusalka: Act One. "Ho, ho, ho!" (Three Dryads, The Watersprite)
    8:23
  3. 3.
    Rusalka: Act One. "Watersprite, my father dear!" (Rusalka, The Watersprite)
    3:59
  4. 4.
    Rusalka: Act One. "He comes here frequently" (Rusalka, The Watersprite)
    4:51
  5. 5.
    Rusalka: Act One. "O, moon high up in the deep sky" (Rusalka, The Watersprite, Ježibaba)
    8:05
  6. 6.
    Rusalka: Act One. "Your ancient wisdom knows everything" (Rusalka, Ježibaba)
    9:08
  7. 7.
    Rusalka: Act One. "Abracadabra!" (Ježibaba, The Watersprite, The Hunter)
    4:44
  8. 8.
    Rusalka: Act One. "Here she appeared and again disappeared!" (The Prince, The Hunter)
    2:23
  9. 9.
    Rusalka: Act One. "The hunt is over, return home at once" (The Prince, The Naiads, The Watersprite)
    5:59
  10. 10.
    Rusalka: Act One. "I know you're but magic that will pass" (The Prince)
    2:11
  11. 11.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "Well then, my dear boy" (The Gamekeeper, The Turnspit)
    8:20
  12. 12.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "A week now do you dwell with me" (The Prince, The Foreign Princess)
    9:37
  13. 13.
    Rusalka: Act Two. Festive Music. Ballet.
    5:13

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "No one in this world can give you" (The Watersprite)
    4:35
  2. 3.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "White blossoms all along the road" (Chorus, The Watersprite)
    3:26
  3. 4.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "Rusalka, daughter, I am here!" (The Watersprite, Rusalka)
    6:15
  4. 5.
    Rusalka: Act Two. "Strange fire in your eyes is burning" (The Foreign Princess, The Prince, The Watersprite)
    6:09
  5. 6.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Insensible water power" (Rusalka)
    7:22
  6. 7.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Ah, ah! Already you have come back?" (Ježibaba, Rusalka)
    5:44
  7. 8.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Uprooted and banished" (Rusalka, The Naiads)
    4:21
  8. 9.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "That you're afraid? Don't be silly" (The Gamekeeper, The Turnspit, Ježibaba, The Watersprite)
    6:37
  9. 10.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Hair, golden hair have I" (Three Dryads, The Watersprite)
    8:43
  10. 11.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Where are you, my white doe?" (The Prince)
    4:39
  11. 12.
    Rusalka: Act Three. "Do you still know me, lover?" (Rusalka, The Prince, The Watersprite)
    14:06

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