THE BARTERED BRIDE
Composed by Bedřich Smetana
Libretto by Karel Sabina
Year of production: 1973
Venue: The College Auditorium (now The Mumford Theatre, Cambridge)
Director: Brian Anderson
Musical Director: Norman Hearn
Costume and Set Design: John Hall
Chorus Master: Robert Reeve
Choreographer: Jill Durne
Main Cast: Robert Wain, Beatrix Brown, Rosemary Johnson, Robert Hocken, Janet Heron, Trevor Brown, Nicholas Johnson, Edward Thornton, Don McLeod, Jenny Arnold, Peter Taylor, Vic Livermore, John Andrews, Susan Bown.
The gallery below shows the development of the design process from initial ideas to final photos of the production.
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Programme
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Early sketches for stage – pencil set
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Stage set – pastels
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Stage set – wax crayon
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Set details – pencil and wax crayon
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Initial sketches of Czech traditional costume – pencil
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Costume studies of Czech costume – Conté pastels
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Dancer costumes for production – wax crayons
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Female costume for production – wax crayons
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Male costumes for production – wax crayons
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Construction notes for clown costume for production – pencil
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Character costume working drawings for production 1 – pencil
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Character costume working drawings for production 2 – pencil
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Character costume working drawings for production 3 – pencil
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Character costume working drawings for production 4 – pencil
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Character costume final paintings for production – gouache
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Production photos 1
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Production photos 2
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Production photos 3
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Production photos 4