Organization

Singer

Soprano

Dana Burešová

Marenka

Jana Sibera

Alžběta Poláčková

Tenor

Aleš Briscein

Jenik

Peter Berger

Jaroslav Březina

Bass

Jiří Sulženko

Kecal

Zdeněk Plech

Aleš Voráček

Vasek

Josef Moravec

Václav Lemberk

Baritone

Ivan Kusnjer

Krusina

Roman Janál

Stanislava Jirků

Ludmila

Maria Kobielska

Jitka Svobodová

Aleš Hendrych

Micha

František Zahradníček

Mezzo-soprano

Yvona Škvárová

Hata

Lenka Šmídová

Vladimír Doležal

Principal of comedians

Jan Ježek

Tereza Štěpánková

Esmeralda

Hana Jonášová

Zuzana Kopřivová

Lukáš Bařák

Indian

Daniel Klánský

Stage director

Magdalena Švecová

Conductor

David Švec

Jan Chalupecký

Costume designer

Zuzana Přidalová

Set designer

Petr Matásek

Choreographer

Ladislava Košíková

Dramaturge

Ondřej Hučín

Chorus master

Pavel Vaněk

National Theatre Prague

Czech

Prodaná nevěsta -  (The Bartered Bride)

Prague

Czech Republic

Národní divadlo (National Theatre)

Public

The Bartered Bride

English

Approved

Set to Karel Sabina’s comic libretto, Bedřich Smetana endowed his music with jest and wit, hyperbole, cheerful energy and moving ardour. No other composer had previously succeeded in conceiving an opera possessing such a natural, while original, Czech tone. That is why The Bartered Bride has deservedly been deemed the founding work of modern Czech opera and, by extension, Czech music in general. The piece soon exceeded the domestic framework and became a permanent part of the world’s opera repertoire.

The 20th National Theatre production of one of the most famous Czech operas is, for the first time in our history, directed by a woman. Magdalena Švecová has chosen neither the path of provocative or divisive interpretation, nor that of conventional imitation of outdated models. The Bartered Bride’s burlesque yet highly moving story is grasped with an understanding for the long-gone order (disorder) of human lives in the Czech village. The production’s forcibility is enhanced by Zuzana Přidalová’s costumes, inspired by plant and animal motifs, and Ladislava Košíková’s choreography, charged with energy and verve.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew