The Bartered Bride April 2026 - Resources
Rehearsal Schedule
View/download the Rehearsal Schedule v2
Chorus Music Rehearsals Oct-Dec 2025
Showing which music we will cover each week
Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm at Philip Street Chapel, Bristol BS3 4EA
| Thu 2 Oct | Act II | Scene 1 | So charge the glasses, lads | p.131-139 |
| Scene 6 - Finale | Come now everyone, gather round | p.194-207 | ||
| Thu 9 Oct | Act III | Scene 9 - Finale | Tell us, Marina, it’s all up to you | p.285-288 |
| Ha ha ha ha, you’ll have to disappear! | p.295-304 | |||
| Scene 10 | Time at last for celebration | p.308-311 | ||
| Thu 16 Oct | Act I | Scene 1 | Time at last for celebration | p.45-64 |
| Scene 5 - Finale | Take your partners for the polka | p.121-130 | ||
| Thu 23 Oct | Singing Workshop with Rebecca Chellappah | |||
| Thu 6 Nov | Act II | Scene 1 | So charge the glasses, lads | p.131-139 |
| Scene 6 - Finale | Come now everyone, gather round | p.194-207 | ||
| Thu 13 Nov | Act III | Scene 9 - Finale | Tell us, Marina, it’s all up to you | p.285-288 |
| Ha ha ha ha, you’ll have to disappear! | p.295-304 | |||
| Scene 10 | Time at last for celebration | p.308-311 | ||
| Thu 20 Nov | Singing Workshop with Sophie Kirk-Harris | |||
| Thu 27 Nov | Act I | Scene 1 | Time at last for celebration | p.45-64 |
| Scene 5 - Finale | Take your partners for the polka | p.121-130 | ||
| Thu 4 Dec | Act II | Scene 1 | So charge the glasses, lads | p.131-139 |
| Scene 6 - Finale | Come now everyone, gather round | p.194-207 | ||
| Thu 11 Dec | Act III | Scene 9 - Finale | Tell us, Marina, it’s all up to you | p.285-288 |
| Ha ha ha ha, you’ll have to disappear! | p.295-304 | |||
| Scene 10 | Time at last for celebration | p.308-311 | ||
| Thu 18 Dec | Singing Workshop | |||
Practice Materials
With grateful thanks to Rob Aarons
| MP3 audio files | Audio tracks, both fast and slow versions, by individual part |
| MP4 video files | Videos, displaying the score simultaneously with the audio |
| MuseScore files | Suitable for opening in MuseScore notation software, for complete control |
Score
We are using the score with the English translation by Kit Hesketh-Harvey written in. The company has printed some hard copies. Both the full vocal score and a shorter chorus score are available. The latter includes only the pages in which the chorus is involved, but interpolates the libretto for the remainder.
Digital versions are also available, including a stand-alone libretto. Please follow the links. Many thanks to Rob Aarons for preparing these resources.
Chorus score | Full Vocal score | Libretto
Reference Recording
If you can, please refer to the 2005 Chandos recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Opera Chorus under Sir Charles Mackerras and make use of this as part of your preparation. This recording uses the same translation as we are using (with only minor differences).