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Opera, Exhibitions, and Empire: Czech Music and Identity on Display

By Christopher Campo-Bowen

First premiered in 1866, The Bartered Bride became the single most beloved of all Czech operas in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Critics and scholars praised the work as a symbol of Czech national character, emphasizing that its music flawlessly represented the essence of the Czech people, regardless of their education or class.