Opera North - The Bartered Bride Reviews | 21 April 2021 |

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)
Performance reviews
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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 |
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This was overwhelmingly an ensemble success |
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This opera is a colourful and humorous watch |
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Excellent performances from Valentine and Cresswell in The Bartered Bride |
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Good performances abound in The Bartered Bride |
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Opera North's sunny and life-affirming Bartered Bride |
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Smetana's rich comic opera cunningly updated to 1960s Czechoslovakia by Opera North |
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Groan-inducing rhymes are becoming a feature of Opera North’s autumn season |
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A hugely entertaining revival |
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Luxurious cast enlivens communist setting |
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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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