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Music: Antonin Dvorák.Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil, after Friedrich de la Motte Foqués tale Undine and H C Andersen´s Little Mermaid.
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First performed March 31 1901
| Role | Voicetype |
|---|---|
| Prince | tenor |
| The foreign princess | soprano |
| Rusalka, | soprano |
| Watergoblin | bass |
| The witch | mezzosoprano |
| En skogvaktare | tenor |
| A galley boy | soprano |
| The hunter | tenor |
| Three woodnymphs | 2 sopranos + alto |
| Woodnymphs,guests at the castle, sjöjungfrur | choir |
Time and place: Fairy time
Rusalka, a water nymph, wants to become human so that she can earn the love of the prince. She invokes the help of the witch Jezibaba,who agrees to help her two conditions: first, Rusalka must remain silent, never uttering a word to the prince; and second, he must always remain true.If either of these promises is broken they will both be damned. The water goblin warns her against the pact, but Rusalka is determined, and when she and the prince see each other, they fall instantly in love.
At the prince´s court, the mute Rusalka is plotted against by the evil foreign princess, who convinces the prince to reject her.
Rusalka is a wreck, broken by the prince´s rejection and damned by the witch´s curse. The repentant prince returns to Rusalka. She explains her silence and tells him she can be released by a single embrace, but that it would cost him his life. He urges her to free them both and they kiss; the prince dies and Rusalka returns to the water.
