Organization

Garsington Opera

Scenograf

Kevin Knight

Ljus designer

Howard Hudson

Koreograf

Darren Royston

Original Production

Paul Curran

Sångare

Soprano

Pumeza Matshikiza

Mařenka

Tenor

Oliver Johnston

Jeník

Bass

David Ireland

Kecal

John Findon

Vašek

Yvonne Howard

Ludmila

Baritone

William Dazeley

Krušina

Isabelle Peters

Esmeralda

John Savournin

Mícha

Mezzo-soprano

Louise Winter

Háta

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts

Principál komediantů

Dirigent

Jac van Steen

Regissör

Rosie Purdie

Others

Garsington Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Circus Troupe

tjeckiska

Prodaná nevěsta

Buckinghamshire

Storbritannien

Public

engelska

Approved

This is a story of thwarted love and arranged marriage, an arrangement which the spirited heroine, Mařenka, is not prepared to accept. She has to use every last ounce of determination, charm and cunning that she possesses in order to marry the man she loves, encountering bribery, corruption and parental opposition along the way. Smetana’s opera has come to be seen as a celebration of Czech culture and identity, which translates here into a more familiar setting, complete with village pub and a maypole on the green. Dance is at the heart and soul of The Bartered Bride – from the intoxicatingly lively overture to a riotous and festive polka. There’s a circus with jugglers and acrobats, an escaped bear, rousingly beery drinking songs and heart-stopping love duets and arias. It’s an irresistible combination.

Pumeza Matshikiza sings the title role, with Rosie Purdie directing and Jac van Steen conducting.

English

Föreställningskrediter (Medverkande & produktionsteam )

Medverkande

Besättning

Ensemble

Medproducent