Mařenka

Mařenka (Smetana: The Bartered Bride). Soprano. Daughter of Krušina and Ludmila. She is in love with Jeník, about whose background she knows nothing. Her parents are anxious for her to marry Vašek, son of their landlord Micha, thus clearing their debts to him. She manages to convince Vašek that this would be unwise. It is later revealed that Jeník is also Micha's son, from his first marriage. Created (1866) by Eleanora z. Ehrenbergů.