The American soprano Renée Fleming won the Met’s National Council Auditions 25 years ago singing the forlorn mermaid’s famous aria “Song to the Moon” and has sung the role of Rusalka more than any other artist in the Metropolitan Opera’s history.
Dvořák’s Rusalka airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, May 18, 2014, at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera Friday, May 30, 2014, at 9 p.m.)
