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.”

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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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