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
Soile Isokoski, Colette Delahunt, Heather Begg, Anne Howells, Jorma Silvasti, Ian Bostridge, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell, Jeremy White, Franz Hawlata, Roberto Salvatori
Creatives/Company
Music: Smetana Lyrics: Sabina Company: Royal Opera Conductor: Bernard Haitink Director: Francesca Zambello Design: Alison Chitty Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel Choreographer: Denni Sayers
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