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Opera on 3: The Bartered Bride

on BBC Radio 3

Smetana's comic masterpiece in a production which was one of the highlights of this summer's Glyndebourne season. The plot follows the misunderstandings between lovebirds Marienka and Jenikto the accompaniment of polkas, drinking choruses and all the fun of the circus.
On-stage pianist Andrew Massey. Glyndebourne Chorus,
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jiri Kout
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

Contributors

Pianist:
Andrew Massey.
Conductor:
Jiri Kout
Marenka:
Solveig Kringelborn (soprano)
Jenik:
Kim Begley (tenor)
Vasek:
Wolfgang Abllnger-Sperrhacke (tenor)
Kecal:
Jonathan Velra (baritone)
Krusina:
Norman Bailey (bass)
Ludmilla:
Helga Dernesch (mezzo)
Micha:
Richard van Allan (bass)
Hata:
Anne Howells (mezzo)
Esmeralda:
Marlsol Montalvo (soprano)
Ringmaster:
Andrew Forbes-Lane (tenor)
Red Indian:
Martyn Sharp (bass)

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