What is the Bartered Bride?

What is the Bartered Bride?

The Bartered Bride (Czech: Prodaná nevěsta, The Sold Bride) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music.

What language is the Bartered Bride in?

Czech language
The Bartered Bride was one of the few Czech language librettos written when Czech operas were primarily sung in German.

Who composed the Bartered Bride?

Bedřich SmetanaThe Bartered Bride / ComposerBedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people’s aspirations to a cultural and political “revival.” He has been regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. Wikipedia

Which Czech wrote the peasant comedy opera The Bartered Bride?

Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana. Bedřich Smetana, (born March 2, 1824, Leitomischl, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Litomyšl, Czech Republic]—died May 12, 1884, Prague), Bohemian composer of operas and symphonic poems, founder of the Czech national school of music. He was the first truly important Bohemian nationalist composer.

Who wrote The Bartered Bride?

The Bartered Bride (Czech: Prodaná nevěsta, The Sold Bride) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music.

Is the Bartered Bride’s music authentic Czech?

Although much of the music of The Bartered Bride is folk-like, the only significant use of authentic folk material is in the act 2 furiant, with a few other occasional glimpses of basic Czech folk melodies. The “Czechness” of the music is further illustrated by the closeness to Czech dance rhythms of many individual numbers.

Is there a silent version of The Bartered Bride?

A silent film of The Bartered Bride was made in 1913 by the Czech film production studio Kinofa. It was produced by Max Urban and starred his wife Andula Sedláčková. A German-language version of the opera, Die verkaufte Braut, was filmed in 1932 by Max Ophüls, the celebrated German director then at the beginning of his film-making career.

What kind of opera is The Bartered Bride?

The Bartered Bride. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Bartered Bride (Czech: Prodaná nevěsta, The Sold Bride) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music.