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La Fiancée Vendue (The Bartered Bride)


  • Opéra de Baugé 432 Route du Lude Baugé en Anjou, Pays de la Loire, 49150 France (map)

A celebration of rural life and love, The Bartered Bride is set in a small Czech village. Young lovers Mařenka and Jeník want to marry. However, her parents have different ideas and have engaged a marriage broker to arrange her betrothal to Vašek, the son of a wealthy landowner. When Jeník unexpectedly ‘barters’ with the marriage broker to not contest the arrangement, he breaks Marenka’s heart. But a traveling circus arriving in town brings more surprises than anyone expects. Is it possible to save true love and gain a profit?

Dates in July:

Sunday 30th, 6.00pm -  La fiancée vendue- Kruchina

Dates in August:

Wednesday 2nd, 6.00pm - La fiancée vendue- Kruchina

Sunday 6th, 3.00pm - La fiancée vendue- Kruchina

Earlier Event: July 27
Cavalleria Rusticana
Later Event: July 27
L'Elisir D'Amore