Rusalka
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Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mythological being ⓘ opera character ⓘ water nymph ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rusalka (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ariaAppearsInAct | Song to the Moon – Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
moon
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Andersen's The Little Mermaid (loosely)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavic folklore ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
impossible love between human and supernatural being
ⓘ
loss of voice and identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| creator | Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesAtEndOf | Rusalka (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallsInLoveWith | the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1901-03-31 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | National Theatre, Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy | Růžena Maturová NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | lyric fairy-tale opera ⓘ |
| hasAct |
Act I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAria | Song to the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
in love with a human prince
ⓘ
mute for part of the opera ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| hasFather | Vodník NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLover | the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | water spirit ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Foreign Princess
ⓘ
Ježibaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Vodník NERFINISHED ⓘ the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Slavic water-spirit legends ⓘ |
| isRejectedBy | the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killsWithKiss | the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettist | Jaroslav Kvapil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Ježibaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Czech (mythic setting) ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | Czech opera ⓘ |
| roleCreatedFor | lyric soprano ⓘ |
| setIn | a forest lake ⓘ |
| singsInLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOf | Rusalka (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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