Yet despite Kecal's best attempts, Micha is unable to get his son Vašek to marry Marenka, who greatly prefers Jenik.
Two characters in this work sing the duettino "We'll make a nice little animal of you" upon finding a replacement for their dancing bear, who is currently too drunk. This work features a duet marked Andante amoroso beginning "I know a girl who burns for you" which follows a young tenor stuttering about his mother. A song beginning "That dream of love" was added to the only aria with a libretto in iambs rather than trochees, "Oh, what pain." Minor characters in this opera include the Circus Master and the "Indian" dancer Esmeralda, and in this work Krušina is informed that the elder of (*) Micha's two sons is a vagabond. Yet despite Kecal's best attempts, Micha is unable to get his son Vašek to marry Marenka, who greatly prefers Jenik. For 10 points, name this opera by Bedrich Smetana about Czech marriage negotiations.
Two characters in this work sing the duettino "We'll make a nice little animal of you" upon finding a replacement for their dancing bear, who is currently too drunk.
The {Bartered Bride}