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The Bartered Bride

A comic opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana, with a libretto by Karel Sabina

Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 8 p.m.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 2 p.m.

Tickets: $12 Public, $8 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $5 Students (purchase online)
Subscription*: $22 Public, $14 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $7 Students (purchase online)
Location: Hall Auditorium (directions)

Hall Auditorium is located at 67 North Main Street, between the Allen Memorial Art Museum and the Oberlin Inn on Ohio Route 58 (North Main Street).

Christopher Larkin, guest conductor
Jonathon Field, director

Are ambitious parents and manipulative marriage brokers any match for young, determined love? This comic tale by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana puts traditional folk dances in this story of his people. Marzenka, the daughter of rich peasants, is in love with Jenik, but her parents have arranged a marriage for her and the foppish Vasek. Employing all manner of clever tricks and hilarious miscommunications, Jenik strives against all odds to gain Marzenka’s hand in marriage. Set in a small Czech town with authentic costumes, with its enduring and classic message of true love's resilience,The Bartered Bride will charm the hearts of opera and music fans.
“Oh, what will become of me? All the girls love me and try to kill me.”
Bartered Bride
*Subscription includes both operas