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It may be heritage, but it's exuberant and stylish: The Bartered Bride in Prague

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“the music... gushes forth with easy enthusiasm”
Reviewed at National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague on 6 September 2019
Smetana, The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jan Chalupecky, Conductor
Jaroslav Kyzlink, Conductor
David Švec, Conductor
Magdalena Švecová, Director
Petr Matásek, Set Designer
Zuzana Přidalová, Costume Designer
Alžběta Poláčková, Mařenka
Peter Berger, Jeník
Josef Moravec, Vašek
Zdeněk Plech, Kecal
Zuzana Kopřivová, Esmeralda
Stanislava Jirků, Ludmila
Yvona Škvárová, Háta
Jan Ježek, The Ringmaster
Ivan Kusnjer, Krušina
Aleš Hendrych, Micha
Lukáš Bařák, The Indian
Ladislava Košíková, Choreography
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Prague National Theatre Chorus
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