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Smetana's 'The Bartered Bride'

In the Czech Republic, there are five thriving orchestras in Prague alone. From a summer concert in Smetana Hall, the Prague Philharmonic plays the overture to Bedrich Smetana's opera "The Bartered ...
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The Bartered Bride: Overture

The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York. side 1: The Bartered Bride: Overture (beginning); side 2: The Bartered Bride: Overture (conclusion) (Columbia 19003-D). North, James N.. New York ...
WBUR

Smetana's 'Bartered Bride' Gives A Taste Of The Czech Countryside (In Boston)

BOSTON — As I listen to the overture of Bedřich Smetana’s "The Bartered Bride" in preparation for my call with Boston Midsummer Opera music director and conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, I sense ...
The New York Times

"BARTERED BRIDE" AT METROPOLITAN; The Bohemian Composer's Opera Given for the First Time in America. A GAY AND NAIVE COMEDY National Characteristics Portrayed in the Music ...

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The Arts Desk

Royal Concertgebouw, Jansons, Barbican

There’s simply no orchestral sound quite like it. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra had barely done a bar of Bedřich Smetana’s overture to The Bartered Bride before I found myself grinning like a fool ...
NPR

'The Bartered Bride'

A young woman's love ultimately triumphs over her parents, her circumstances, and a wacky matchmaker. This is the Overture to the Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana, from a concert in Geneva, ...