Musically, Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride is marvellous, vivid, dance-infused work. In the second performance of the run, conductor Jac van Steen and the Philharmonia Orchestra were achieving ...
Conducted by Tomáš Hanus and directed by Dirk Schmeding, the production continues the company’s ongoing run of the opera, with performances scheduled throughout late March. The creative team also ...
Smetana and the librettist Karel Sabina masterfully mocked all those who expected the “national opera” to be an idyllic picture of the Czech countryside, with its inhabitants being virtuous and ...
The Bartered Bride By Bedrich Smetana. April 9 and 10. New World School of the Arts, College Opera Theatre, Gusman Center, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami; 305-374-2444; gusmancenter.org You probably ...
When the work’s level of inspiration rises, so does Bělohlávek’s. In Mařenka’s great Act 3 aria, Bělohlávek’s treatment of lower strings conveys Mařenka’s gut-wrenching dilemma and goes on to enhance ...
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