Acts 1 and 2
From the Barbican Hall, London. For his final celebration of the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra's 80th season, Jiri Belohlavek conducts Acts 1 and 2 of Smetana's The Bartered Bride.
Live from the Barbican Hall, London
Presented by Louise Fryer
Smetana - The Bartered Bride
Jiri Belohl谩vek turns to one of the great keystones of Czech opera for his final festive celebration of the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra's 80th season. Smetana's comic opera, with its potent blend of Bohemian dances, heartfelt melodies and flamboyant Czech spirit, achieved global success in the 1870s and has remained in the international repertoire ever since. It's a typical operatic story - will Jen铆k win the hand of his love Marenka in spite of parents, marriage brokers, mistaken identities and a drunken bear? Find out as the 大象传媒 SO's Chief Conductor conducts a starry all-Czech cast.
7.00 Smetana: The Bartered Bride - Acts 1 & 2
Jiri Belohl谩vek conductor
Marenka ..... Dana Buresov谩 (soprano)
Jen铆k ..... Tom谩s Juh谩s (tenor)
Kecal ..... Jozef Benci (bass)
Vasek ..... Ales Vor谩cek (tenor)
Esmeralda ..... Katerina Knezikova (soprano)
Hata ..... Lucie Hilscherov谩 (mezzo-soprano)
Micha ..... Gustav Belacek (bass)
Ringmaster ..... Jaroslav Brezina (tenor)
Krusina ..... Svatopluk Sem (baritone)
Ludmila ..... Stanislava Jirku (soprano)
Indian ..... Ondrej Mraz (bass)
大象传媒 Singers
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohl谩vek (conductor).
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