Rusalka, Op. 114, B203 | Recordings
| YEAR | CONDUCTOR | SOLOISTS | ORCHESTRA / CHOIR | LABEL | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Joseph Keilberth | Elfriede Trötschel (Rusalka) Gottlob Frick (The Water Sprite) Helmut Schindler (The Prince) Helena Rott (The Witch) Ruth Lange (The Foreign Princess) Eva Fleischhauer (1st Wood Nymph) Edith Hellriegel (2nd Wood Nymph) Kate Hofgen (3rd Wood Nymph) Erich Zimmermann (The Gamekeeper) Lisa Otto (The Turnspit) Kurt Preuss (The Hunter) | Staatskapelle Dresden | Profil | shortened version |
| 1952 | Jaroslav Krombholc | Ludmila Červinková (Rusalka) Eduard Haken (The Water Sprite) Beno Blachut (The Prince) Marta Krásová (The Witch) Marie Podvalová (The Foreign Princess) Maria Tauberová (1st Wood Nymph) Miloslava Fidlerová (2nd Wood Nymph) Věra Krilová (3rd Wood Nymph) Jiří Joran (The Gamekeeper) Ludmila Hanzalíková(The Turnspit) Přemysl Kočí (The Hunter) | Prague National Theatre Orchestra and Choir | Supraphon | |
| 1953 | František Dyk | Maria Tauberová (Rusalka) Karel Kalaš (The Water Sprite) Beno Blachut (The Prince) Ludmila Hanzalíková (The Witch) Milada Jirásková (1st Wood Nymph) Gabriela Najmanová( 2nd Wood Nymph) Dagmar Linhartová (3rd Wood Nymph) Karel Leiss (The Gamekeeper) Štefa Petrová (The Turnspit) Bořek Rujan (The Hunter) | Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir | Radioservis | shortened version |
| 1954 | Felix Prohaska | Eleanor Schneider (Rusalka) Walter Berry (The Water Sprite) Waldemar Kmentt (The Prince) Hilde Rossl-Majdan (The Witch) | Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir | Walhall | shortened version |
| 1961 | Zdeněk Chalabala | Milada Šubrtová (Rusalka) Eduard Haken (The Water Sprite) Ivo Žídek (The Prince) Marie Ovčačíková (The Witch) Alena Míkova (The Foreign Princess) Jadwiga Wysoczanská (1st Wood Nymph) Eva Hlobilová (2nd Wood Nymph) Věra Krilová (3rd Wood Nymph) Jiří Joran (The Gamekeeper) Ivana Mixová (The Turnspit) Václav Bednář (The Hunter) | Prague National Theatre Orchestra and Choir | Supraphon | |
| 1962 | Robert Brock | Maria Croonen (Rusalka) Eduard Haken (The Water Sprite) Rolf Apreck (The Prince) Ruth Schob-Lipka (The Witch) Elisabeth Rose (The Foreign Princess) Hella Jansen (1st Wood Nymph) Christel Oehlmann (2nd Wood Nymph) Hanna Schmoock (3rd Wood Nymph) Jiří Bar (The Gamekeeper) Sylvia Pawlik (The Turnspit) Guntfried Speck (The Hunter) | Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir | unpublished | |
| 1971 | Arthur Apelt | Elka Mitzewa (Rusalka) Theo Adam (The Water Sprite) Peter Bindszus (The Prince) Annelies Burmeister (The Witch) | Staatskapelle Berlin | Berlin Classics | selection of scenes |
| 1975 | Peter Schneider | Hildegard Behrens (Rusalka) Malcolm Smith (The Water Sprite) Werner Gotz (The Prince) Gwynn Cornell (The Witch) Hana Svobodová-Janků (The Foreign Princess) Reingard Didusch (1st Wood Nymph) Patricia Parker (2nd Wood Nymph) Keiko Yano (3rd Wood Nymph) Robert Hoyem (The Gamekeeper) Brigitte Durrier (The Turnspit) Peter-Christoph Runge (The Hunter) | Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra | Gala | live recording |
| 1976 | Bohumil Gregor | Teresa Stratas (Rusalka) Wilard White (The Water Sprite) Ivo Žídek (The Prince) Gwendolyn Killebrew (The Witch) Gwendolyn Killebrew (The Foreign Princess) Ans Philippo (1st Wood Nymph) Roberta Alxander (2nd Wood Nymph) Marianne Dieleman (3rd Wood Nymph) Nico Boer (The Gamekeeper) Angela Bello (The Turnspit) Fons van Zijl (The Hunter) | Netherlands Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Opera D'oro, | live recording |
| 1982- 1983 | Václav Neumann | Gabriela Beňačková (Rusalka) Richard Novák (The Water Sprite) Wiesław Ochman (The Prince) Věra Soukupová (The Witch) Drahomíra Drobková (The Foreign Princess) Jana Jonášová (1st Wood Nymph) Daniela Šounová (2nd Wood Nymph) Anna Barová (3rd Wood Nymph) Rene Tuček (The Gamekeeper) Jiřina Marková (The Turnspit) René Tuček (The Hunter) | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Supraphon | without cuts |
| 1987 | Václav Neumann | Gabriela Beňačková (Rusalka) Yevgeny Nesterenko (The Water Sprite) Peter Dvorský (The Prince) Eva Randová (The Witch) Eva Randová (The Foreign Princess) Margaretha Hintermeier (1st Wood Nymph) Noriko Sasaki (2nd Wood Nymph) Gabriele Sima (3rd Wood Nymph) Alexander Malý (The Hunter) | Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Choir | Orfeo | shortened version |
| 1997 | Alexander Rahbari | Ursula Furi-Bernhard (Rusalka) Marcello Rosca (The Water Sprite) Walter Coppola (The Prince) Nelly Boschkowa (The Witch) Tiziana Sojat (The Foreign Princess) Tamara Felbinger (1st Wood Nymph) Vesna Odoran (2nd Wood Nymph) Martina Gojceta (3rd Wood Nymph) Zeljco Grofelnik (The Gamekeeper) Martina Zadro (The Turnspit) Vitomir Marof (The Hunter) | Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | Discover, Brilliant Classics | |
| 1998 | Charles Mackerras | Renée Fleming (Rusalka) Franz Hawlata (The Water Sprite) Ben Heppner (The Prince) Dolora Zajick (The Witch) Eva Urbanová (The Foreign Princess) Lívia Ághová (1st Wood Nymph) Dana Burešová (2nd Wood Nymph) Hana Minutillo (3rd Wood Nymph) Ivan Kusnjer (The Gamekeeper) Zdena Kloubová (The Turnspit) Ivan Kusnjer (The Hunter) | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Decca | without cuts |
| 2007 | Richard Hicox | Cheryl Baker (Rusalka) Bruce Martin (The Water Sprite) Rosario La Spina (The Prince) Anne-Marie Owens (The Witch) Elizabeth Whitehouse (The Foreign Princess) Sarah Crane (1st Wood Nymph) Taryn Fiebig (2nd Wood Nymph) Dominica Matthews (3rd Wood Nymph) Barry Ryan (The Gamekeeper) Sian Pendry (The Turnspit) Barry Ryan (The Hunter) | Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra | Chandos | |
| 2009 | Jiří Bělohlávek | Ana María Martínez (Rusalka) Mischa Schelomianski (The Water Sprite) Brandon Jovanovich (The Prince) Larissa Diadkova (The Witch) Tatiana Pavlovskaya (The Foreign Princess) Natasha Jouhl (1st Wood Nymph) Barbara Senator (2nd Wood Nymph) Elodie Mechain (3rd Wood Nymph) Alasdair Elliott (The Gamekeeper) Diana Axentii (The Turnspit) John Mackenzie (The Hunter) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Glyndebourne | live recording |
| 2011 | Franz Welser-Möst | Camilla Nylund (Rusalka) Alan Held (The Water Sprite) Piotr Beczała (The Prince) Birgit Remmert (The Witch) Emily Magee (The Foreign Princess) Anna Prohaska (1st Wood Nymph) Stephanie Atanasov (2nd Wood Nymph) Hannah Esther Minutillo (3rd Wood Nymph) Adam Plachetka (The Gamekeeper) Eva Liebau (The Turnspit) Daniel Schmutzhard (The Hunter) | The Cleveland Orchestra | Orfeo | live recording |