In a small Bohemian village, the fair maiden MaÅ™enka is enamored with her sweetheart, JenÃk. The problem? Her parents have brokered a marriage for her with the bumbling, stuttering son of a rich farmer to whom MaÅ™enka’s father owes a debt. Appalled at the thought of having to be parted, MaÅ™enka and JenÃk use their wits (and a very convenient secret that JenÃk has been harboring) to outsmart the conniving marriage broker, and true love triumphs. Rich with humor, wit, and soaring Czech folk sonorities, The Bartered Bride is BedÅ™ich Smetana’s most widely-known and beloved opera.
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