Rusalka (2012): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2012, Rusalka is a musik film directed by Willy Vanduren, running about 152 minutes.

What it’s about. Antonin Dvorak’s next to last opera draws its substance from the underwater wonderland of little mermaids, Undines and Melusines: the water nymph Rusalka falls hopelessly in love with a prince and, although she is willing to sacrifice her voice to acquire the human form she needs in order to stay with him, the disparity between them proves to be too great. Jaroslav Kvapil’s libretto inspired Dvorak to compose a masterpiece, a compelling opera full of poignant lyricism and dramatic twists. Ádám Fisher and Stefan Herheim masterfully presented this ‘lyrical fairytale’ at La Monnaie in 2008. In this widely acclaimed interpretation, the fairytale elements sometimes assume frighteningly realistic dimensions so that one might see this enchanting production as a psychoanalytical study of male fantasies and female archetypes.

Who’s in it. Rusalka stars Myrtò Papatanasiu as Rusalka, Willard White as Vodnik, Pavel Cernoch as The prince and Renée Morloc as Jezibaba, among others.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rusalka page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rusalka tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco - Lebendiger als das Leben!, Green Book - Eine besondere Freundschaft and Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten.