The Bartered Bride performed in a public concert on 18 November. In this, he departed from his normal practice of leaving the overture until last. The opera continued to be composed in a piecemeal fashion, as Sabina's libretto gradually took shape. Progress was slow, and was interrupted by other work. Smetana had become Chorus Master of the Hlahol Choral Society in 1862, and spent much time rehearsing and performing with the Society. He was deeply involved in the 1864 Shakespeare Festival in Prague, conducting Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette" and composing a festival march. That same year he became music correspondent of the Czech
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