The Bartered Bride - Smetanova Litomyšl

smetana
litomysl

Festival Hall

29.

June 2024
21:00

28. June 2024

The most popular Czech opera in a new stage adaptation for the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival is also the most frequently performed festival title. Bedřich Smetana composed it to a libretto by Karel Sabina in 1863-66; premiered on 30th May 1866 at the Provisional Theatre. Although “Prodanka” was an immediate success, the author repeatedly revised it until the final 4th version from 1870.

Presented in Czech with Czech, English and German surtitles.

“Why should we not rejoice when the Lord God gives us health!”

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venue / Festival Hall

The multifunctional hall was nominated for the European Union's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture in 2007.

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Ouverture at 8 p.m., Church of St. Anne
2 intermissions
Estimated end at midnight

performers overview

Mařenka - Jana Šrejma Kačírková
Jeník - Aleš Briscein
Kecal - Jan Št'áva
Vašek - Ondřej Koplík
Esmeralda - Eva Esterková
Principal - Martin Zbrožek
Krušina - Jakub Tolaš
Ludmila - Jitka Zerhauová
Mícha - David Nykl
Háta - Jana Hrochová
Indian - Tadeáš Hoza

Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno
Conductor Jakub Klecker
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

frequently asked questions

Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. Therefore, to purchase tickets, please contact Jitka at nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz or +420 602 457 338.

Why doesn't the auditorium plan always start with the front row?
The size of the auditorium depends on the size of the production or the performing ensemble. For example, at the operas, the orchestra takes the place of the first non-elevated rows. The first row is thus row 9 or 10.

performers

Mařenka – Jana Šrejma Kačírková
Jeník – Aleš Briscein
Kecal – Jan Št’áva
Vašek – Ondřej Koplík
Esmeralda – Eva Esterková
Principal – Martin Zbrožek
Krušina – Jakub Tolaš
Ludmila – Jitka Zerhauová
Mícha – David Nykl
Háta – Jana Hrochová
Indian – Tadeáš Hoza

Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno
Conductor Jakub Klecker
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

frequently asked questions

Why doesn’t the auditorium plan always start with the front row?
The size of the auditorium depends on the size of the production or the performing ensemble. For example, at the operas, the orchestra takes the place of the first non-elevated rows. The first row is thus row 9 or 10.