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. Sung in Czech with English supertitles.

Cast/Performers

Orla Boylan (Marenka), Eiddwen Harrhy (Ludmila), Frances McCafferty (Hata), Alasdair Elliott (Vasek), Alan Fairs (Micha), Andrew Forbes-Lane (Ringmaster), Michael Konig (Jenik), Gordon Sandison (Krusina), Jonathan Veira (Kecal)

Creatives/Company

Music: Smetana
Lyrics: Sabina
Company(s): Glyndebourne Touring Opera Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor(s): Sian Edwards, James Morgan (17-20 Nov)
Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Design: Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone
Choreographer: Denni Sayers