The Bartered Bride
This light-hearted opera is set in a Bohemian village in the 19th century. It tells the story of lovers Mařenka and Jeník, and how their true love prevails over the combined efforts of ambitious parents and a scheming marriage broker. Matters are complicated by the arrival of a travelling circus and a jilted lover dressed as a dancing bear! The lively music reflects Bohemian and Czech folk song and dance tunes.
Surrey Opera staged the opera in traditional style but in a modern English translation by Amanda Holden, with professional soloists, full chorus and orchestra.
Conductor | Jonathan Butcher |
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Director | James Hurley |
Designer | Madeleine Millar |
Lighting Designer | Christopher Nairne |
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Cast: | |
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Mařenka | Rebecca Hodgetts Joanna Weeks |
Vašek | Rhys Bowden |
Jeník | Greg Tassell Stephen Anthony Brown |
Mícha | Edwin Hawkes |
Kecal | Tim Baldwin |
Háta | Angela Fuller |
Krušina | Daniel Roddick |
Esmeralda | Rebecca Moon |
Ludmila | Rhonda Browne |
Ringmaster | Richard Jeffery |