The Bartered Bride

Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana

Basic information

Title:
The Bartered Bride
Inscription on the autograph: Ouverture. / Prodaná nevěsta. / Komická zpěvohra. / Bedřich Smetana
The first and second acts do not have title pages. The third act: Prodaná nevěsta. / Jednaní III.
Subtitle:
Comic opera
Title by autograph:
Prodaná nevěsta
Subtitle by autograph:
Komická zpěvohra
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.100
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Prodaná nevěsta
Parts/Subjects:
Ouverture (Vivaccissimo), Act I: Main square of the village. A pub on the side. The fair. (Moderato assai), Act II: Room in the pub. (Allegro comodo), III. Act: The scene as in Act I (Moderato)
Note:
SSD 1875: "Prodaná nevěsta. dohot. 15. březn. 1866. provoz. ponejprv 30. května 1866. Tiskem vyšel klavírní výtah, vydan Maticí hudební. Ouvertura též pro celý orchester u Starý et spol." [Smetana’s list of his own works until 1875: "The Bartered Bride. finish. 15 March 1866. first performed on 30 May 1866. The piano transcription published by Hudební Matice. The overture for the whole orchestra published by Starý et spol."]

Cast

Instrumental cast:
2+pic., 2,2,2, - 4,2,3,0 - timp., trg, grt, pti, trl - archi
Vocal cast:
Mixed choir and solo vocals

Other information

Text source

Name/Title:
A theme from a country life
Language:
Czech

Libretto

Author of libretto:
Language:
Czech

The Bartered Bride: 1st (original) version

Place of origin:
Prague
Date of beginning of composition:
07/1863
Date of composition completion:
15. 03. 1866
Premiere date:
30. 05. 1866
Place of premiere:
Prague, Provisional Theatre
Performer/Soloist:
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
director - Fr. Sák (?), script writer - Jos. Macourek
Ensemble:
Josef Paleček, Josefina Procházková, Eleonora Ehrenbergová, Vojtěch Šebesta, Marie Písařovicová, Josef Kysela, Jindřich Polák, František Hynek, Jindřich Mošna, Terezie Ledererová, Josef Křtín

1st edition of the libretto

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1866
Note:
Libretto by Karel Sabina

The Bartered Bride: 2nd version

Note on date and place of origin:
2nd version
Premiere date:
29. 01. 1869
Place of premiere:
Prague, Provisional Theatre
Performer/Soloist:
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
director - Josef Jiří Kolár, script - Jos. Macourek
Ensemble:
Petr Doubravský, Ema Sáková, Terezie Rückaufová, Vojtěch Šebesta, Betty Hanušová, Josef Kysela, Jan Ludvík Lukes, Josef Paleček, Jindřich Mošna, Terezie Ledererová-Seifertová, Josef Křtín

The Bartered Bride: 3rd version

Place of origin:
Prague
Date of beginning of composition:
01/1869
Date of composition completion:
05/1869
Premiere date:
01. 06. 1869
Place of premiere:
Prague, New Town Theatre
Performer/Soloist:
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
Josef Jiří Kolár - director, Josef Macourek - script writer
Ensemble:
Petr Doubravský, Ema Sáková, Emilie Bubeníčková, Vojtěch Šebesta, Betty Hanušová, Antonín Barcal, Jan Ludvík Lukes, Josef Paleček, Jindřich Mošna, Terezie Seifertová, Josef Křtín

The Bartered Bride: 4th version (last hand-written version)

Place of origin:
Prague
Date of beginning of composition:
06/1870
Date of composition completion:
09/1870
Note on date and place of origin:
The composer's last hand-written version
Premiere date:
25. 09. 1870
Place of premiere:
Prague, Provisional Theatre
Performer/Soloist:
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
director - Josef Jiří Kolár (?), script (?),
Ensemble:
Petr Doubravský, Ema Sáková, Anna Kupková, Jan Novák, Betty Hanušová, J. Végr, Václav Soukup, Václav Dobš, Jindřich Mošna, Terezie Seifertová, Jakub Seifert

1st edition

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Berlin
Year:
1892

Vydání 4

Edition type:
Full score
Publisher:
Editor:
Year:
1936

Critical edition

Edition type:
Full score
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1940

The Bartered Bride: piano arrangement of the overture (4 hands)

Note on date and place of origin:
It is not specified

1st edition of the overture for piano 4-hands

Publisher:
Author of the modification:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1874

Piano arrangement of the opera

Note on date and place of origin:
It is not specified

Piano arrangement of the opera

Edition type:
Piano-vocal score
Publisher:
Year:
1872
Note:
Printed by Emanuel Starý. The edition consists of the ouverture for four hands and all the three acts for two hands.

Facsimile of the autograph

Edition type:
Piano-vocal score
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1923
Note:
Facsimile of the autograph piano arrangement by B. Smetana. Conclusion by J. B. Foerster. Does not contain the overture.