Details

First performed in 1866 and set in a 19th Century Bohemian village this is the story of an arranged marriage and plenty of confusion as suitors are spurned and spurn in their turn. Smetana wrote five versions of this opera/operetta.

Cast/Performers

Pumeza Matshikiza (Marenka), Oliver Johnston (Jenik), David Ireland (Kecal), John Findon (Vasek), Yvonne Howard (Ludmila), William Dazeley (Krusina), Jefrey Lloyd -Roberts (Ringmaster), Isabelle Peters (Esmeralda), John Savournin (Micha), Louise Winter (Hata)

Creatives/Company

Music: Smetana
Lyrics: Sabina
Company(s): Garsington Opera, Philharmonia Orchestra, Garsington Opera Chorus, Circus Troupe (led by Jennifer Robinson)
Conductor: Jac can Steen
Director(s): Rosie Purdie, Paul Curran (original production)
Design: Kevin Knight
Lighting: Howard Hudson
Choreographer: Darren Royston