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Sadler's Wells Opera Company in scenes from "The Bartered Bride"
A lyric opera in three acts by Smetana
English translation by Joan Cross and Eric Crozier
The action takes place in a Bohemian village on the Patron Saint's Day, during the last century.

Sadler's Wells Orchestra
(Leader, Walter Price)
Conductor, Alexander Gibson
Sadler's Wells Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Marcus Dods)
Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet
(Ballet Master, Peter Wright)

Contributors

Composer:
Bedrich Smetana
English translation:
Joan Cross
English translation:
Eric Crozier
Production Supervisor:
John Donaldson
Choreographer:
Sasa Machov
Musicians:
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Walter Price
Conductor:
Alexander Gibson
Singers:
Sadler's Wells Chorus
Chorus-Master:
Marcus Dods
Dancers:
Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet
Ballet Master:
Peter Wright
Costumes and scenery designed by:
Reece Pemberton
Presented for television by:
George R. Foa
Krusina, a peasant:
Denis Dowling
Ludmilla, his wife:
Sheila Rex
Marenka, their daughter:
Patricia Bartlett
Tobias Micha, a peasant:
David Ward
Hata, his second wife:
Patricia Johnson
Vasek, her son:
Gwent Lewis
Jenik, son of Micha's first wife:
Thomas Round
Kecal, the village marriage broker:
Owen Brannigan
Travelling circus people - The manager:
William Booth
Travelling circus people - Esmeralda:
Joyce Blackham
Travelling circus people - The Indian:
Gwilym Jones
Travelling circus people - The strong man:
Vernon Williams
Ballerinas and Clowns (Travelling Circus People):
Pauline Harrop
Ballerinas and Clowns (Travelling Circus People):
Norma Lowdon
Ballerinas and Clowns (Travelling Circus People):
John Stevens
Ballerinas and Clowns (Travelling Circus People):
Terry Gilbert
Ballerinas and Clowns (Travelling Circus People):
David Hymns
The Dancers:
Pauline Harrop
The Dancers:
Peter Wright

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