The bartered Bride
Bedrich Smetana
credits Sébastien Mathé
PRODANA NEVESTA
Comic opera in three acts (1866)
Music by BEDRICH SMETANA (1824-1884) Libretto by KAREL SABINA
Performed in Czech
Created in Prague in 1866, Smetana's Bartered Bride entered the Paris Opera repertoire in 2008. Still the Czech Republic's national opera, it remains a model for folk opera in general. Alongside Piotr Beczala, Inva Mula plays the gentle but determined Marenka in Gilbert Deflo's delightful production.
| Constantin Trinks | Conductor |
| Gilbert Deflo | Stage director |
| William Orlandi | Sets and costumes |
| Joël Hourbeigt | Lighting |
| Micha Van Hoecke | Choreography |
| Alessandro Di Stefano | Chorus master |
Oleg Bryjak Krušina
Isabelle Vernet Ludmila
Inva Mula Marenka
Michael Druiett Micha
Marie-Thérèse Keller Háta
Andreas Conrad Vašek
Piotr Beczala / Pavel Cernoch (25, 27 déc.) Jeník
Jean-Philippe Lafont Kecal
Heinz Zednik The Ringmaster
Valérie Condoluci Esmeralda
Ugo Rabec The Indian
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
