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

Natalya Romaniw (Marenka), Brenden Gunnell (Jenik), Joshua Bloom (Kecal), Stuart Jackson (Vasek), Peter Savidge (Krusina), Marie McLaughlin (Ludmila), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Micha), Anne-Marie Owens (Hata), Jefrey Lloyd-Roberts (Circus Master)

Creatives/Company

Music: Smetana
Lyrics: Sabina
Producer: Garsington Opera
Director: Paul Curran
Conductor: Jac van Steen
Design: Kevin Knight
Lighting: Howard Hudson
Company: Philharmonia Orchestra