jan 1, 1866 - The Bartered Bride

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Smetana's comic operas, which celebrated the peasantry in idealized harmony with the upper classes, were infused with folksy charm. His second and best-known opera, a Figaro-ish comedy of peasants and landowners called The Bartered Bride, quickly became popular throughout Europe. Althoguhj some Czechs initially objected to its low subjectr matter, today most regard it as a national treasure, a compendium of folk life and character types expressed (in a very Mozartean way) through national dance rhythms.

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