Organization

Garsington Opera

Set designer

Kevin Knight

Lighting designer

Howard Hudson

Choreographer

Darren Royston

Original Production

Paul Curran

Singer

Soprano

Pumeza Matshikiza

Marenka

Tenor

Oliver Johnston

Jenik

Bass

David Ireland

Kecal

John Findon

Vasek

Yvonne Howard

Ludmila

Baritone

William Dazeley

Krusina

Isabelle Peters

Esmeralda

John Savournin

Micha

Mezzo-soprano

Louise Winter

Hata

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts

Principal of comedians

Conductor

Jac van Steen

Stage director

Rosie Purdie

Others

Garsington Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Circus Troupe

Czech

Prodaná nevěsta -  (The Bartered Bride)

Buckinghamshire

United Kingdom

Prodaná nevěsta

Public

The Bartered Bride

English

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.

The Bartered Bride by Smetana, From (2023/2023), Directed by Rosie Purdie,, Conductor Jac van Steen, Garsington Opera, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Cast

Crew

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Program, About & Synopsis

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