Pavla Vykopalová three French opera houses – Rennes, Limoges and Reims. For the role of Mařenka in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride", directed by Ondřej Havelka at the National Theatre in Brno, Vykopalová received a nomination for the Czech Thalia Price in 2006. In 2013, she received another nomination for the Thalia Price 2012 for the role of Míla in Janáček's "Destiny" at the National Theatre in Brno. National Theatre Prague State Opera Prague National Theatre Brno Other opera productions Oratorio and cantata repertoire Song cycles Pavla Vykopalová Pavla Vykopalová (born 23 March 1972 in Prague) is a Czech soprano. Vykopalová studied singing
The Bartered Bride commented that despite the colour and vigour of the music, there is little by way of characterisation, except in the cases of Kecal and, to a lesser extent, the loving pair and the unfortunate Vašek. The two sets of parents and the various circus folk are all conventional and "penny-plain" figures. In contrast, Kecal's character – that of a self-important, pig-headed, loquacious bungler – is instantly established by his rapid-patter music. Large suggests that the character may have been modelled on that of the boastful Baron in Cimarosa's opera "Il matrimonio segreto". Mařenka's temperament is shown in vocal flourishes which