Performance material available for hire.With Rusalka one of the best-loved and most frequently performed works in the Czech operatic repertoire Dvorak reached an exceptional level of lyrical depth and dramatic effectiveness. The opera portrays the fairy tale-like drama around the unhappy love of the nymph Rusalka for a human.So that she can love and be loved she has to renounce her watery kingdom. Through the magical powers of a witch she is transformed into a human at the price of losing her speech.The Prince soon grows tired of her silent cold beauty and his heart turns towards a foreign princess. The despairing Rusalkawants to return to her watery kingdom. The disappointed Prince once more feels attracted to Rusalka s magic. He returns to her by the forest lake. Rusalka s deathly kiss brings him the release he longs for.The vocal score by Karel Solc based on the Complete Edition is published for the first time with a German singing translation of the text by Eberhard Schmidt. One of the best-known Czech operas Vocal score by Karel Solc Newly underlaid with German singing translation by Eberhard Schmidt
