The Bartered Bride

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Prodana Nevesta
Composer
Bedřich Smetana
Librettist
Karel Sabina
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1958
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Leopold Ludwig
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Supervising designer
Waldemar Johansen
Chorus Director
Gianni Lazzari
Choreographer
Ghita Hager
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Krushina, a peasant
Eugene Green
Ludmila, his wife
Cecilia Ward
Marie, their daughter
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jenik
Richard Lewis
Mikha, a landed proprietor
Richard Wentworth
Hata, his wife
Katherine Hilgenberg
Vashek, their son
Howard Fried
Kecal, a marriage broker
Giorgio Tozzi
Springer, a ringmaster
Paul Hager
Esmeralda, a dancer
Joan Marie Moynagh
Muff, an Indian comedian
Colin Harvey
Solo Dancer(s)
(see notes)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Mid-nineteenth century; a village in Bohemia

Scenes

Act I -- A public square in the village
Act II -- Interior of an inn
INTERMISSION
Act III -- Another square in the village

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Translation by Madeleine Marshall
 

SOLO DANCERS
Act I, Polka
Christine Robinson, Bruce McLoed (sic)
Virginia Lowrance, Tony Weber

Act II, Furiant
Marie Jiminez, Jim Penrod
Rosemary Petrillo, Bruce McLoed
 

Dancers