Leipzig: The Bartered Bride

15 June 2019, Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: Christian von Götz, music director: Christoph Gedschold Cast: Magdalena Hinterdobler / Olena Tokar (Marie), Patrick Vogel (Hans), Sebastian Pilgrim (Kezal), Sven Hjörleifsson / Dan Karlström (Wenzel) and others Following performances: 23 and 30 Jun, 25 Aug, 1 and 28 Sep, 6 Oct and … Read more

Dresden: The Bartered Bride

8 March2019, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: Mariame Clément, music director: Tomáš Netopil Cast: Hrachuhí Bassénz (Marie), Pavol Breslik / Richard Samek (Hans), Tijl Faveyts / Martin Winkler (Kezal), Benjamin Bruns (Wentel) and others Language: German Following performances: 13, 16, 22 and 25 Mar, 25 and 28 Apr, 2 May 2019

Ljubljana: The Bartered Bride

24 January 2019, SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere of a new production in co-production with the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre as part of the Smetana Opera Cycle Ostrava 2024) Directed by: Jiří Nekvasil, music director: David Švec Cast: Mojca Bitenc / Urška Breznik / Zala Hodnik (Mařenka), Branko Robinšak / Matej … Read more

Munich: The Bartered Bride

22 December 2018, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: David Bösch, music director: Tomáš Hanus Cast: Selene Zanetti (Marie), Pavol Breslik (Hans), Günther Groissböck (Kezal), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Wenzel) and others Language: German Following performances: 25, 29 and 31 Dec 2018, 3 and 6 Jan 2019

Altenburg: The Bartered Bride

27 May 2018, Großes Haus, Altenburg, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Theater und Philharmonie Thüringen Directed by: Kay Kuntze, music director: Takahiro Nagasaki Cast: Anne Preuß (Mařenka), János Ocsovai (Jeník), Ulrich Burdack (Kecal), Timo Rößner (Vašek), Alejandro Lárraga Schleske (Krušina) and others Language: German Following performances: 31 May and 17 June 2018

Altenburg: The Bartered Bride

27 May 2018, Großes Haus, Altenburg, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Theater und Philharmonie Thüringen Directed by: Kay Kuntze, music director: Takahiro Nagasaki Cast: Anne Preuß (Mařenka), János Ocsovai (Jeník), Ulrich Burdack (Kecal), Timo Rößner (Vašek), Alejandro Lárraga Schleske (Krušina) and others Language: German Following performances: 31 May and 17 June 2018

Essen: The Bartered Bride

On October 14, Aalto-Musiktheater opera in Essen, Germany, premiered a new production of Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride in which numerous Czech artists were involved. Apart from conductor Tomáš Netopil, who currently works as the general music director of the theatre, tenor Richard Samek starring as Jeník, scenographer Martin Chocholoušek and costume designer Simona Rybáková it was also … Read more

Erfurt: The Bartered Bride

On 17th December, Theater Erfurt (Thuringia, Germany) presented a new production of Bedřich Smetana’s Bartered Bride. It was conducted by the theatre’s second kapellmeister, Greek conductor Zoi Tsokanou. Rather than to experiment, director Markus Weckesser chose to set the story, very traditionally, into a Bohemian village, the atmosphere of which is enhanced by the realist scenography and costumes. The central pair … Read more

Hannover: The Bartered Bride

Staatsoper Hannover chose to present Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride as one of their productions for the 2016/2017 season. The premiere took place on 29th October and there are ten more performances to follow. The production was directed by Martin G. Berger, young German director celebrated especially for his radical production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus (also … Read more

Hildesheim: The Bartered Bride

On April 30 the Theater für Niedersachsen in Hildeshaim, Lower Saxony, gave premiere to a new production of Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. It was created by Guillermo Amaya, a Spanish director who currently holds the post of the theatre’s chief stage director, and conducted by its music director Werner Seitzer. The leading roles are sung by the Spanish … Read more