| Opera North - The Bartered Bride Reviews | 9 May 2024 |
Brenden Gunnell (Jeník), Kate Valentine (Mařenka)
Kate Valentine (Mařenka), Brenden Gunnell (Jeník), Chorus
Peter Bodenham (Circus Master), Jennifer France (Esmeralda), Circus Performers
Brenden Gunnell (Jeník), Kate Valentine (Mařenka), Chorus
Kate Valentine (Mařenka)
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The Bartered BrideOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Overall Opera North’s versatile cast make this an impressive revival of Smetana’s work |
 11 Dec 14 / The Skinny |
This was overwhelmingly an ensemble success |
| 27 Nov 14 / Nottingham Post |
This opera is a colourful and humorous watch |
| 27 Nov 14 / Impact |
Excellent performances from Valentine and Cresswell in The Bartered Bride |
| 22 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
Good performances abound in The Bartered Bride |
| 13 Nov 14 / The Journal |
Opera North's sunny and life-affirming Bartered Bride |
| 1 Nov 14 / Bachtrack |
Smetana's rich comic opera cunningly updated to 1960s Czechoslovakia by Opera North |
| 27 Oct 14 / What's on Stage |
Groan-inducing rhymes are becoming a feature of Opera North’s autumn season |
| 27 Oct 14 / The Arts Desk |
A hugely entertaining revival |
| 21 Oct 14 / Opera Britannia |
Luxurious cast enlivens communist setting |
| 20 Oct 14 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Savidge, Taylor, Valentine, Richardson, Kimm, Watts, Gunnell, Creswell, Bodenham, France
(c) Kraus/Holmes (d) Slater
Performance dates
18, 25, 29, 31 October, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 November 2014 (various locations)
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