Smetana's Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)

(in concert with piano accompaniment)

March 9th 2024

7:30 PM 

College St United Church

452 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1A1, Canada

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Music director: William Shookhoff

Producer: Dr. John Holland

Produced by Opera By Request and the Canadian Institute of Czech Music

Cast:

Krušina, a peasant (baritone) - Henry Irwin

Ludmila, his wife (soprano) - Mila Ionkova

Mařenka, their daughter (soprano) - Grace Quinsey

Mícha, a landowner (bass) -  Mikhail Shemet

Háta, his wife (mezzo-soprano) - Alex Beley

Vašek, their son (tenor) - Alex Cappellazzo

Jeník, Mícha's son by a former marriage - David Walsh

Kecal, a marriage broker (bass) - John Holland

Principál komediantů, Ringmaster (tenor) -  Catharin Carew

Akrobat (formerly Indián), an Indian comedian (bass) -  Kyle Simpson 

Esmeralda, dancer and comedienne (soprano) - Thera Barclay

Chorus

Local artists & Czech community members