The Bartered Bride numbers, including the drinking song and the new polka, were repositioned, and the polka was now followed by a furiant. A "March of the Comedians" was added, to introduce the strolling players in what was now act 3. A short duet for Esmeralda and the Principal Comedian was dropped. In September 1870 "The Bartered Bride" reached its final form, when all the dialogue was replaced by recitative. Smetana's own opinion of the finished work, given much later, was largely dismissive: he described it as "a toy ... composing it was mere child's play". It was written, he said "to spite
The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig choice: he added sections from one of the most beloved Czech works, "The Bartered Bride". This new version was the centerpiece of a theater festival in Brno that June. The English translation was performed at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in New York as part of the Ohio Theater's Ice Factory It was later published by Theater 61 Press. It was remounted in 2014 at 3LD Art + Technology Center. The cast and production team of this play consisted of the following: PRODUCTION TEAM CAST The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig The Pig, or Václav Havel's