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Mermaid (Undine) Operas, Mermaid LoveSongs• Mermaids (Undine) are water creatures that looklike humans but do not have a soul. They canobtain it if a human loves them and marries them.• First mention of mermaids is documented in the16 th century by Paracelsus.• The novel by Friedrich de la Motte-Fouque 1811influenced 16 Mermaid operas starting with E.T.H.Hoffmann’s s Undine 1816 to Dvorak’s s Rusalka1901 and even in the 20/21rst Century thepresent Broadway musical about the LittleMermaid Ariel.
Mermaid Operas and Mermaid LoveSongs• In the present repertoire are still Lortzing’sUndine 1845 and Dvorak’s s Rusalka 1901.• Lortzing’s s Undine is a fairy tale opera in theRomantic light German Singspiel style with lightlyrical orchestration and arias.• Dvorak’s s Rusalka is influenced by Wagner’ssymphonic orchestration and Czech Folk music.• The Knight Hugo (Undine’s s love) is a lyric Tenorand the Prince in Rusalka is a dramatic HeldenTenor.
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