Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114 (page 1 of 3) (2025)

Renée Fleming (Rusalka), Ben Heppner (Prince), Dolora Zajick (Jezibaba), Eva Urbanová (Foreign Princess), Franz Hawalta (Water Goblin)

Kühn Mixed Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Renée Fleming's tender and heartwarming account of Rusalka's Invocation to the Moon reflects the fact that the role of the lovelorn water nymph, taken by her in a highly successful production... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Loy’s concept works well and the stylish production values make this one of the most successful Rusalkas on film...Central to the success of Loy’s production is Asmik Grigorian’s outstanding,... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano) / Sarah Crane (soprano) / Taryn Fiebig (soprano) / Dominica Matthews (mezzo-soprano) / Barry Ryan (baritone) & Sian Pendry (soprano)

Opera Australia...

Hickox conducts with real theatrical warmth… — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka), David Butt Philip (Prince), Matthew Rose (Vodník), Emma Bell (Foreign Princess), Sarah Connolly (Ježibaba)

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Natalie Abrahami, Ann Yee, Semyon Bychkov

Grigorian’s dramatic commitment is never in doubt...Bychkov conducts it wonderfully well, too, his spacious speeds allowing both emotion and detail to register fully. There are moments of yearning... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2024 More…

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka), David Butt Philip (Prince), Matthew Rose (Vodník), Emma Bell (Foreign Princess), Sarah Connolly (Ježibaba)

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Natalie Abrahami, Ann Yee, Semyon Bychkov

Grigorian’s dramatic commitment is never in doubt...Bychkov conducts it wonderfully well, too, his spacious speeds allowing both emotion and detail to register fully. There are moments of yearning... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2024 More…

Loy’s concept works well and the stylish production values make this one of the most successful Rusalkas on film…Central to the success of Loy’s production is Asmik Grigorian’s outstanding,... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

Kristine Opolais (Rusalka), Klaus Florian Vogt (The Prince), Gunther Groissbock (Vodnik), Janina Baechle (Jezibaba), Nadia Krasteva (The Foreign Princess)

Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Tomáš Hanus (conductor) & Martin Kušej (stage director)

Whatever reservations one might have about the production, the performance as a whole is remarkable. The cast has clearly bought into the producer's concept and they deliver a devastating ensemble... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Teresa Stratas, Ivo Zidek, Willard White

Bohumil Gregor

Richard Schneider, Waldemar, Kmentt, Walter Berry & Hilde Rossl-Majdan

Vienna Radio Orchestra, Felix Prohaska

Elfriede Trötschel (soprano), Helmut Schindler (tenor), Ruth Lange (soprano), Gottlob Frick (bass), Helena Rott (contralto), Erich Zimmermann (tenor), Lisa Otto (soprano) & Kurt Preuss (tenor)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Joseph Keilberth

Restored, a famous labour-of-love broadcast from the ruins of Dresden… a good performance in astonishingly good sound. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2005 More…