List of Musical Numbers
The list relates to the final (1870) version of the opera.
| Number | Performed by | Title (Czech) | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overture | Orchestra | ||
| Act I Opening Chorus |
Villagers | Proč bychom se netěšili | "Let's rejoice and be merry" |
| Aria | Mařenka | Kdybych se co takového | "If I should ever learn" |
| Duet | Mařenka and Jeník | Jako matka požehnáním ... Věrné milování | "While a mother's love..." (leading to) "Faithful love can't be marred" |
| Trio | Ludmila, Krušina, Kecal | Jak vám pravím, pane kmotře | "As I was saying, my good fellow" |
| Trio | Ludmila, Krušina, Kecal | Mladík slušný | "He's a nice boy, well brought up" |
| Quartet | Ludmila, Krušina, Kecal, Mařenka | Tu ji máme | "Here she is now" |
| Dance: Polka | Chorus and orchestra | Pojd' sem, holka, toč se, holka | "Come, my darlings!" |
| Act II Chorus with soloists |
Chorus, Kecal, Jeník | To pivečko | "To beer!" |
| Dance: Furiant | Orchestra | ||
| Aria | Vašek | Má ma-ma Matička | "My-my-my mother said to me" |
| Duet | Mařenka and Vašek | Známť já jednu dívčinu | "I know of a maiden fair" |
| Duet | Kecal and Jeník | Nuže, milý chasníku, znám jednu dívku | "Now, sir, listen to a word or two" |
| Aria | Jeník | Až uzříš – Jak možna věřit | "When you discover whom you've bought" |
| Ensemble | Kecal, Jeník, Krušina, Chorus | Pojďte lidičky | "Come inside and listen to me" |
| Act III Aria |
Vašek | To-to mi v hlavě le-leži | "I can't get it out of my head" |
| March of the Comedians | Orchestra | ||
| Dance: Skočná | Orchestra | ||
| Duet | Esmeralda, Principál | Milostné zvířátko | "We'll make a pretty thing out of you" |
| Quartet | Háta, Mícha, Kecal, Vašek | Aj! Jakže? Jakže? | "He does not want her – what has happened" |
| Ensemble | Mařenka, Krušina, Kecal, Ludmila, Háta, Mícha, Vašek | Ne, ne, tomu nevěřím | "No, no, I don't believe it" |
| Sextet | Ludmila, Krušina, Kecal, Mařenka, Háta, Mícha, | Rozmmysli si, Mařenko | "Make your mind up, Mařenka" |
| Aria | Mařenka | Ó, jaký žal ... Ten lásky sen | "Oh what grief"... (leading to) "That dream of love" |
| Duet | Jeník and Mařenka | Mařenko má! | "Mařenka mine!" |
| Trio | Jeník, Mařenka, Kecal | Utiš se, dívko | "Calm down and trust me" |
| Ensemble | Chorus, Mařenka, Jeník, Háta, Mícha, Kecal, Ludmila, Krušina, | Jak jsi se, Mařenko rozmyslila? | "What have you decided, Mařenka?" |
| Finale | All characters and Chorus | Pomněte, kmotře ... Dobrá věc se podařila | "He's not grown up yet..." (leading to) "A good cause is won, and faithful love has triumphed." |
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