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In this opera, a soprano is devastated to learn that a man accepted three hundred gulden in the aria, "Oh what grief!" The second of three dances in this opera is a furiant in a tavern, while the third is the "Dance of the Comedians" carried out by a troupe that includes a sword-swallower. A character in this opera laments that he can't find the pretty girl who warned him of his fiance's deadliness in the aria "Oh, how doubt fills me!" That man, who sings with a stutter, takes the place of a drunk circus (*) "bear" in this opera, convincing his father that his older half-brother is more mature. The broker Kecal speaks with Ludmila and Kruina at the beginning of this opera, during which it is decided that Vaek would be a good husband for Jeník's lover. For 10 points, name this comic opera about the rearranged marriage of Mařenka, composed by Bedřich Smetana.
In this opera, a soprano is devastated to learn that a man accepted three hundred gulden in the aria, "Oh what grief!"
The Bartered Bride [or Prodaná nevěsta; or The Sold Fiancee or any reasonable-sounding translation]