The Bartered Bride Opera

Tours Texas

Bedřich Smetana’s Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride) will tour Texas in March. Dates and locations are: Temple – March 24;College Station – March 25; Houston – March 27 at the Czech Center Museum Houston; Austin – March 28. 

 This opera is Smetana’s most cherished work for the stage, so popular that it is often considered the “Czech National Opera.” It is a delightful love story set to romantic, folk-like melodies. Through the singing, dancing, and a traveling puppet circus, you will be transported back in time to the Czech countryside, willingly and effortlessly. It’s an experience that is well-suited for the whole family.

The opera is sung in Czech with English supertitles and produced in collaboration with the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas and the Frank J. and Hermine Hurta Kostohryz Residency in Czech Music and Culture Fund. This will be a full production with sets, costumes, lights and The University of North Texas Denton Symphony Orchestra.

A pre-performance lecture for opera ticket holders will be given by UNT Opera Director Professor Paula Horner.

Excerpt from the Věstnik SPJST Herald